कजरा

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀮 (kajjala)
    Hindi कजरा (kajrā)

    Borrowed from Braj [Term?], from Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀮 (kajjala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəd͡ʒ.ɾɑː/, [kɐd͡ʒ.ɾäː]
    • Rhymes: -ɑː
    • Hyphenation: कज‧रा

    Noun

    कजरा • (kajrā) m (Urdu spelling کَجْرا)

    1. lampblack
    2. kohl
      Synonym: काजल (kājal)

    Declension

    Declension of कजरा (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct कजरा
    kajrā     		कजरे
    kajre
    oblique कजरे
    kajre     		कजरों
    kajrõ
    vocative कजरे
    kajre     		कजरो
    kajro

    Adjective

    कजरा • (kajrā) (Urdu spelling کَجْرا)

    1. black, of soot colour
    2. having kohl applied to the eyes

    Declension

    Declension of कजरा (ā-stem)
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct कजरा
    kajrā     		कजरे
    kajre     		कजरी
    kajrī     		कजरी
    kajrī
    oblique कजरे
    kajre     		कजरे
    kajre     		कजरी
    kajrī     		कजरी
    kajrī
    vocative कजरे
    kajre     		कजरे
    kajre     		कजरी
    kajrī     		कजरी
    kajrī

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kajjala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 130

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