काजी
See also: क़ाज़ी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː.d͡ʒiː/, [käː.d͡ʒiː]
Noun
काजी • (kājī) m
- alternative spelling of क़ाज़ी (qāzī)
Marwari
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian قاضی (qāzī), from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin).
Noun
काजी (kājī) m
Further reading
- “काजी”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
- “काजी”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025
- Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “काजी”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].
Nepali
Etymology
Probably from Sanskrit कार्यी (kāryī, “functionary”), from कार्य (kārya, “function”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kä(d)zi]
- Phonetic Devanagari: काजि
Noun
काजी • (kājī) m
- initially, the functionary (wazir/prime minister) in the Gorkha kingdom
- later, a rank of noble class of Bharadars (Lords) in the Gorkha kingdom and later in Kingdom of Nepal
- A title of dignity taken by noble Bharadars