कड़वा
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi करवा (karavā), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka, “pungent, bitter”). Cognate to Gujarati કડવું (kaḍvũ), Marathi कडू (kaḍū).
Pronunciation
Adjective
कड़वा • (kaṛvā) (Urdu spelling کَڑْوَا)
Declension
Declension of कड़वा (ā-stem)
Derived terms
See also
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| मीठा (mīṭhā) | खट्टा (khaṭṭā) | नमकीन (namkīn) | कड़वा (kaṛvā) | तीखा (tīkhā) | |
Proper noun
कड़वा • (kaṛvā) m
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कड़वा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 86.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कड़वा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 758
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कड़वा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 160
- Platts, John T. (1884) “کڙوا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 832
- “कड़वा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132