कलेजा
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit कालेय (kāleya). Compare Bhojpuri करेजा (karējā), Assamese কলিজা (koliza), Marathi काळीज (kāḷīj).
Noun
कलेजा • (kalejā) m (Urdu spelling کلیجا)
- (metaphorically) heart
- (deprecated template usage) उसके पास पत्थर का कलेजा है।
- uske pās patthar kā kalejā hai.
- He has a heart of stone.
- (deprecated template usage) तुम मेरे कलेजे का टुकड़े हो।
- tum mere kaleje kā ṭukṛe ho.
- You are very dear to my heart.
- (literally, “You are a piece of my heart.”)
- (deprecated template usage)
- (organ) liver
Descendants
- → Burmese: ကလီစာ (ka.lica)
Usage notes
- While कलेजा (kalejā) technically refers to the liver organ (see यकृत् (yakŕt)), it has various other meanings (heart, mind, courage, etc.) when commonly used.
- कलेजा (kalejā) is usually applied to the liver of a human being; the feminine form कलेजी (kalejī) being used for the liver of an animal.
Synonyms
- जिगर (jigar)
Expressions
- कलेजा टूटना (kalejā ṭūṭnā, “to be heartbroken”)
- कलेजा कांपना (kalejā kāmpnā, “to be struck with terror”)
- कलेजा कड़ा करना (kalejā kaṛā karnā, “to steel one's heart; to prepare for a shock/hardship”)
- कलेजा पत्थर का करना (kalejā patthar kā karnā, “to become stone-hearted”)
- कलेजा निकाल कर रख देना (kalejā nikāl kar rakh denā, “to express oneself without reservation”)
Related terms
- कलेजी (kalejī)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कलेजा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.