काढ़ा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀠-𑀕 (*kāḍha-ga). Doublet of क्वाथ (kvāth). Compare Gujarati કાઢો (kāḍho), Marathi काढा (kāḍhā), Sindhi ڪاڙهو / काढ़ो, Marwari काढौ (kāḍhau), Punjabi ਕਾੜ੍ਹਾ (kāṛhā) / کاڑھا (kāṛhā), Maithili काढ़ा (kāṛhā) / 𑒏𑒰𑒜𑓃𑒰 (kāṛhā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɽʱɑː/, [käː.ɽʱäː]
Noun
काढ़ा • (kāṛhā) m (Urdu spelling کاڑھا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | काढ़ा kāṛhā |
काढ़े kāṛhe |
| oblique | काढ़े kāṛhe |
काढ़ों kāṛhõ |
| vocative | काढ़े kāṛhe |
काढ़ो kāṛho |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काढा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “काढ़ा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kvāthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “kāṛhā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press