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काजल kājal[S. कज्जलं ], s.m. Lampblack (applied medicinally and as a collyrium to the eyes); soot:—kājal pārnā(with loc.), To collect lamp-black (on a plate, etc., by placing it over a lamp or candle):—kājal-dān, s.m. A box or receptacle for lamp-black:—kājal denā, or kājal sārnā= kājal lagānā, q.v.:—kājal-kīkothṛī, s.f. A room in which lamp-black is stored; a coal-cellar; a pitch-pot, etc.;—a place the going into which, or an affair the being engaged in which, bringsdisgrace or a stain or suspicion on one's character:—kājal lagānā(-meṅ), To apply lamp-black (to the eyes).
Origin: Hindi