गाढ

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘰𑘛 (gāḍha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀠 (gāḍha), from Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha), from the root गाह् (gāh).^[1] Cognate with Gujarati ગાઢું (gāḍhũ), Hindustani گَاڑَھا (gāṛhā) / गाढ़ा (gāṛhā), Sindhi ڳاڙهو / ॻाढ़ो, Nepali गाढा (gāḍhā), Kholosi gahro.

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɖʱ/

गाढ • (gāḍh)

1. deeply

   गाढ झोपणे ― gāḍh jhopṇe ― to sleep soundly

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गाढ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाढ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गाढ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Derived from the root गाह् (gāh).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.ɖʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.ɖʱɐ/

गाढ • (gāḍha) stem (root गाह्)

1. dived into, bathed in
2. deeply entered, pressed together, tightly drawn, closely fastened, close, fast
3. thick, dense
4. strong, vehement, firm
5. very much, excessive, heavy

• Ashokan Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀠 (gāḍha)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘐𑘰𑘛 (gāḍha)
      • Marathi: गाढ (gāḍh)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀠 (gāḍha)
    • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
      • Gujarati: ગાઢું (gāḍhũ)
    • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
      • Hindustani:

        Hindi: गाढ़ा (gāṛhā)

        Urdu: گَاڑَھا (gāṛhā)

  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Nepali: गाढा (gāḍhā)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Kholosi: gahro
      • Sindhi:

        Arabic script: ڳاڙهو

        Devanagari script: ॻाढ़ो

• Monier Williams (1899) “गाढ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 354, column 3.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press