खुजली

Hindi

Etymology

Variant of खजुली (khajulī) (now rare); inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (*khajjuliā), from Sanskrit खर्जु (kharju, “itching”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Assamese খজুলি (khozuli). Doublet of खाज (khāj) and खर्जु (kharju).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰʊd͡ʒ.liː/

Noun

खुजली • (khujlī) f (Urdu spelling کُھجْلی)

  1. an itch
    खुजली मरना ― khujlī marnā ― to itch (transitive)
  2. the act of itching
  3. (idiomatic) desire, want

Declension

References

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