كھوج

खोज khoj (v.n. fr. khojnā, q.v.), s.m. Search, inquiry, quest; research, strenuous effort;—mark, trace, track, clue (syn. talāsh, patā, surāg̠):—khoj-khāj, s.f. Inquiry, investigation, close or strict search; strenuous effort; vexation:—khoj khonā(-kā), To lose all trace (of);—to wipe out all trace (of); to ruin, mar:—khoj lagānā(-kā), To search (for); to trace, track, follow up a clue:—khoj miṭānā, khoj malyā-meṭkarnā(-kā), To wipe out all trace (of); to efface the footprints (of):—khoj milnā, To obtain (or find) the track (of, -kā); to get an inkling (of):—khoj-meṅrahnā(-ke), To be on the look out for faults (on the part of), to endeavour to pick a hole (in another's coat):—khoj nikālnā(-kā), To discover the track (of), or a clue (to); to trace (stolen property).