ਕਢਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *kʷels-
    Sanskrit कृष् (kṛṣ)
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás
    Sanskrit -त (-ta)
    Sanskrit कृष्ट (kṛṣṭa)?
    Prakrit -𑀅𑀇 (-aï)?
    Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï)
    Old Punjabi ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi)
    Old Punjabi verb set
    ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi /⁠kaḍḍhi⁠/)
    ਕਢਾਇ (kaḍhāi)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï); see there for more. Compare Old Hindi काढना (kāḍhanā), Old Gujarati काढी (kāḍhī, “taken out”, past participle, nominative feminine singular), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘛𑘜𑘹 (kāḍhaṇe), 𑘎𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘜𑘹 (kāhāḍaṇe).

    Verb

    ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi /kaḍḍhi/) (transitive)

    1. to take out, remove
    2. to push out, drive out, expel
    3. to bring out, produce

    Descendants

    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਕੱਢਣਾ (kaḍḍhaṇā)
      Shahmukhi script: کَڈّھݨا (kaḍḍhṇā)

    Further reading

    • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਢਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 69
    • “ਕਢਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaḍḍhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 133
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