khajju

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative forms

• 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• खज्जु (Devanagari script)
• খজ্জু (Bengali script)
• ඛජ‍්ජු (Sinhalese script)
• ခဇ္ဇု or ၶၹ္ၹု or ၶၹ်ၹု (Burmese script)
• ขชฺชุ or ขัชชุ (Thai script)
• ᨡᨩ᩠ᨩᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂຊ຺ຊຸ or ຂັຊຊຸ (Lao script)
• ខជ្ជុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄎𑄴𑄎𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खर्जु (kharju). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀽 (khajjū).

Noun

khajju f

1. the act of itching; an itch

Declension

Declension table of "khajju" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khajju	khajjuyo or khajjū
Accusative (second)	khajjuṃ	khajjuyo or khajjū
Instrumental (third)	khajjuyā	khajjūhi or khajjūbhi
Dative (fourth)	khajjuyā	khajjūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khajjuyā	khajjūhi or khajjūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	khajjuyā	khajjūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khajjuyā or khajjuyaṃ	khajjūsu
Vocative (calling)	khajju	khajjuyo or khajjū

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khajju”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 201