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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Kannada ಕರ್ವು (karvu).
Pronunciation
Noun
करवा • (karvā) ?
- A morsel of sugarcane as prepared for the mouth
- A hollow notched as a channel for the reception of a rope
- A description of dance
- A flaw upon a pearl
References
- Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “करवा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]
Old Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka) (कटु (kaṭú) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)). Cognate with Old Punjabi ਕਉੜਾ (kauṛā), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘚𑘳 (kaḍu), Old Gujarati कडूउं (kaḍūuṃ).
Adjective
करवा (karavā)
- bitter
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 526
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132