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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀠-𑀕 (*kāḍha-ga). Doublet of क्वाथ (kvāth). Compare Gujarati કાઢો (kāḍho), Marathi काढा (kāḍhā), Sindhi ڪاڙهو / काढ़ो, Marwari काढौ (kāḍhau), Punjabi ਕਾੜ੍ਹਾ (kāṛhā) / کاڑھا (kāṛhā), Maithili काढ़ा (kāṛhā) / 𑒏𑒰𑒜𑓃𑒰 (kāṛhā).
Pronunciation
Noun
काढ़ा • (kāṛhā) m (Urdu spelling کاڑھا)
- decoction of medicinal herbs
Declension
Declension of काढ़ा (masc ā-stem)
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काढा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “काढ़ा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kvāthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “kāṛhā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press