काळीज
Marathi
Etymology
From Old Marathi काळज (kāḷaja), from Sanskrit कालेय (kāleya, “liver”). Doublet of काळजी (kāḷjī). Cognate with Hindi कलेजा (kalejā).
Noun
काळीज • (kāḷīj) n
- the liver
- (figuratively) the heart
Usage notes
- While काळीज (kāḷīj) technically refers to the liver organ (see यकृत (yakŕt)), it has various other meanings (heart, mind, courage, etc.) when commonly used.
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “काळीज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काळीज”, 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) “काळीज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kālēyaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press