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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कठिन (kaṭhina). Compare Gujarati કઠિન (kaṭhin), Hindi कठिन (kaṭhin), Kannada ಕಠಿನ (kaṭhina), Punjabi ਕਠਿਨ (kaṭhin) / کٹھِن (kṭhin), ਕਠਨ (kaṭhan) / کٹھن (kṭhn), Bengali কঠিন (koṭhin).
Pronunciation
Adjective
कठीण • (kaṭhīṇ)
- difficult, hard
- Synonyms: अवघड (avghaḍ), मुश्कील (muśkīl)
- Antonym: सोपे (sope)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कठीण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कठिन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “कठिण-ठीण-न”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).