कलेजा

From Sanskrit कालेय (kāleya). Compare Bhojpuri 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔𑂰 (karejā), Magahi 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔 (karej), Marathi काळीज (kāḷīj), Bengali কলিজা (kolija).

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.leː.d͡ʒɑː/, [kɐ.leː.d͡ʒäː]

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कलेजा • (kalejā) m (feminine कलेजी, Urdu spelling کلیجا‎)

1. (anatomy) liver

   Synonyms: यकृत (yakŕt), जिगर (jigar)

2. (metaphorically) heart

   उसके पास पत्थर का कलेजा है।

   uske pās patthar kā kalejā hai.

   He has a heart of stone.

   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.”)

• While Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) technically refers to the liver organ (see यकृत् (yakŕt)), it has various other meanings (heart, mind, courage, etc.) when commonly used.
• Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) is usually applied to the liver of a human being; the feminine form कलेजी (kalejī) being used for the liver of an animal.

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• जिगर (jigar)

• 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”)

• कलेजी (kalejī)

• → Burmese: ကလီစာ (ka.lica)

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कलेजा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.