काजू

See also: कुज and कुंजी

Hindi

काजू

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese caju.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.d͡ʒuː/, [käː.d͡ʒuː]

Noun

काजू • (kājū) m (Urdu spelling کاجو)

1. cashew, cashew nut

Declension

Declension of काजू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काजू kājū	काजू kājū
oblique	काजू kājū	काजुओं kājuõ
vocative	काजू kājū	काजुओ kājuo

Descendants

• → Kashmiri: کاجوٗ (kājū)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਕਾਜੂ (kājū)

  Shahmukhi script: کاجُو (kājū)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “काजू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 893
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “काजू”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 128
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “काजू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 187
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “काजू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 101.