इलाज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian علاج (elâj), from Arabic عِلَاج (ʕilāj).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.lɑːd͡ʒ/, [ɪ.läːd͡ʒ]

Noun

इलाज • (ilāj) m (Urdu spelling علاج)

1. (medicine) treatment

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   वह इलाज कराने अस्पताल गया

   vah ilāj karāne aspatāl gayā

   He went to the hospital for treatment.

2. cure, remedy

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   उसकी हकलाहट का इलाज हो सकता है

   uskī haklāhaṭ kā ilāj ho saktā hai

   There could be a cure for his/her stammering.

Synonyms

• चिकित्सा (cikitsā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “इलाज”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “इलाज”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian علاج (elâj), from Arabic عِلَاج (ʕilāj). Compare Gujarati ઇલાજ (ilāj), Punjabi ਇਲਾਜ (ilāj) / علاج (ʻlāj).

Noun

इलाज • (ilāj̈) m

1. remedy, cure

   Synonyms: उपचार (upcār), उपाय (upāy)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “इलाज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “इलाज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “इलाज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).