क्वाथ
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्वाथ (kvāthá). Doublet of काढ़ा (kāṛhā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʋɑːt̪ʰ/, [kwäːt̪ʰ]
Noun
क्वाथ • (kvāth) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | क्वाथ kvāth |
क्वाथ kvāth |
| oblique | क्वाथ kvāth |
क्वाथों kvāthõ |
| vocative | क्वाथ kvāth |
क्वाथो kvātho |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “क्वाथ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “क्वाथ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “क्वाथ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ক্বাথ (Assamese script)
- ᬓ᭄ᬯᬵᬣ (Balinese script)
- ক্বাথ (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀣 (Brahmi script)
- ကွာထ (Burmese script)
- ક્વાથ (Gujarati script)
- ਕ੍ਵਾਥ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌥 (Grantha script)
- ꦏ꧀ꦮꦴꦡ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂟 (Kaithi script)
- ಕ್ವಾಥ (Kannada script)
- ក្វាថ (Khmer script)
- ກ຺ວາຖ (Lao script)
- ക്വാഥ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘞 (Modi script)
- ᢉᢦᠠᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧠𑧊𑧑𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐠 (Newa script)
- କ୍ଵାଥ (Odia script)
- ꢒ꣄ꢮꢵꢢ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆡 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖞 (Siddham script)
- ක්වාථ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩬 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚚 (Takri script)
- க்வாத² (Tamil script)
- క్వాథ (Telugu script)
- กฺวาถ (Thai script)
- ཀྭཱ་ཐ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root क्वथ् (kvath, “to boil; prepare by heat”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʋɑː.tʰɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kʋɑː.t̪ʰɐ/
Noun
क्वाथ • (kvāthá) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | क्वाथः (kvātháḥ) | क्वाथौ (kvāthaú) क्वाथा¹ (kvāthā́¹) |
क्वाथाः (kvāthā́ḥ) क्वाथासः¹ (kvāthā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | क्वाथम् (kvāthám) | क्वाथौ (kvāthaú) क्वाथा¹ (kvāthā́¹) |
क्वाथान् (kvāthā́n) |
| instrumental | क्वाथेन (kvāthéna) | क्वाथाभ्याम् (kvāthā́bhyām) | क्वाथैः (kvāthaíḥ) क्वाथेभिः¹ (kvāthébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | क्वाथाय (kvāthā́ya) | क्वाथाभ्याम् (kvāthā́bhyām) | क्वाथेभ्यः (kvāthébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | क्वाथात् (kvāthā́t) | क्वाथाभ्याम् (kvāthā́bhyām) | क्वाथेभ्यः (kvāthébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | क्वाथस्य (kvāthásya) | क्वाथयोः (kvātháyoḥ) | क्वाथानाम् (kvāthā́nām) |
| locative | क्वाथे (kvāthé) | क्वाथयोः (kvātháyoḥ) | क्वाथेषु (kvāthéṣu) |
| vocative | क्वाथ (kvā́tha) | क्वाथौ (kvā́thau) क्वाथा¹ (kvā́thā¹) |
क्वाथाः (kvā́thāḥ) क्वाथासः¹ (kvā́thāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- क्वाथक (kvāthaka)
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀠 (kāḍha) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “क्वाथ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 324.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “kvātha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “क्वाथ”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “क्वाथ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kvāthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press