ਕਾਜ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /käːd͡ʒə̆/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कार्य (kārya). Doublet of ਕਾਰਜ (kāraj), a semi-learned form.

Noun

ਕਾਜ • (kāj) m (Shahmukhi spelling کاج)

  1. work, task, affair
  2. purpose, function

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindustani काज / کاج (kāj), from Portuguese casa [de botão].

Noun

ਕਾਜ • (kāj) m (Shahmukhi spelling کاج)

  1. buttonhole

Further reading

  • “ਕਾਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਾਜ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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