Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit কালেয (kāleya). Compare Sylheti ꠇꠂꠟꠎꠣ (xoilja), Bengali কলিজা (kolija), Bhojpuri 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔𑂰 (karejā) / करेजा (karējā), Hindustani کلیجا / कलेजा (kalejā), Marathi काळीज (kāḷīj).

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কলিজা (koliza)

  1. (organ) liver
  2. (metaphorically) heart
    তুমি মোৰ কলিজা টুকুৰা
    tumi mür kolizaro tukura.
    You are very dear to my heart. (lit. You are a piece of my heart.)
  3. sweetheart

Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁂𑀚𑀅 (kalejaa), from Sanskrit কালেযক (kāleyaka), from কালেয (kāleya). Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠂꠟꠎꠣ (xoiloza), Assamese কলিজা (koliza), Odia କଲେଜା (kalejā), Magahi 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔 (karej), Bhojpuri 𑂍𑂩𑂵𑂔𑂰 (karejā), Hindustani کلیجا / कलेजा (kalejā), Punjabi ਕਲੇਜਾ (kalejā), Marathi काळीज (kāḷīj). Doublet of কালেয (kalej).

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Noun

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কলিজা (kolija)

  1. liver
  2. (figuratively) heart
  3. (figuratively) dear, sweetheart
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