काग़ज़

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کاغذ (kāġaz). Compare Assamese কাগজ (kagoz), Bengali কাগজ (kagoj), Bhojpuri कागज (kāgaj), Gujarati કાગળ (kāgaḷ), Kannada ಕಾಗದ (kāgada), Marathi कागद (kāgad), Odia କାଗଜ (kāgaja), Punjabi ਕਾਗ਼ਜ਼ (kāġaz), Marwari कागद (kāgad), Tamil காகிதம் (kākitam), Telugu కాగితము (kāgitamu).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɣəz/, [käː.ɣɐz], /kɑː.ɡəd͡ʒ/, [käː.ɡɐd͡ʒ]

Noun

काग़ज़ • (kāġazm (Urdu spelling کاغذ)

  1. paper
    कोरे काग़ज़ के टुकड़े उठा लो।
    kore kāġaz ke ṭukṛe uṭhā lo.
    Pick up the pieces of blank paper.

Declension

Declension of काग़ज़ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct काग़ज़
kāġaz
काग़ज़
kāġaz
oblique काग़ज़
kāġaz
काग़ज़ों
kāġazõ
vocative काग़ज़
kāġaz
काग़ज़ो
kāġazo

Derived terms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “kagaz”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.