Kaji, Kājī: 8 definitions

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Kaji means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: A translation of Jhaverchand Meghanis non translated folk tales

Kaji refers to “A Muslim Magistrate”.—It is defined in the glossary attached to the study dealing with Gujarat Folk tales composed by Gujarati poet Jhaverchand Meghani (1896-1947)

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kaji [काझी] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Bridelia retusa (L.) A.Juss. from the Phyllanthaceae (Amla) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kaji, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kājī (काजी).—m ( A) Among Muhammadans. A judge; an administrator of the law. More frequently used of the officer who declares the law (as in the English courts); or of him who states the precepts of the Koran concerning cases.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kājī (काजी).—m A Mahammedan judge, who states the precepts of the Koran con- cerning cases.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kājī (काजी):—(nm) a Muslim judge or magistrate; one who performs the ceremony of nikah in a Muslim marriage; —[ki mullā] ?, ([āpa kauna haiṃ] ?) What is your locus standi ? How dare you interfere ? What business have you to intrude? -[jī dubale] ([kyoṃ]), [śahara ke aṃdeśe] to be worried about affairs that are not one’s concern.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāji (ಕಾಜಿ):—

1) [noun] a Muhammadan priest.

2) [noun] a Muhammadan judge or a law officer; a cadi.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kājī (काजी):—adj. active; diligent; hard-working; n. hist. 1. minister in old times; 2. the top position in civil service;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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