काढना

Old Hindi

Etymology

    From Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï, to pull); see there for more. Compare Old Punjabi ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi /⁠kaḍḍhi⁠/), Old Gujarati काढी (kāḍhī, taken out, past participle, nominative feminine singular), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘛𑘜𑘹 (kāḍhaṇe), 𑘎𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘜𑘹 (kāhāḍaṇe).

    Verb

    काढना (kāḍhanā)

    1. to draw, unsheathe
    2. to pay off, to repay

    Descendants

    • Hindustani:

    Further reading

    • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 527