کاڑھا
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀠-𑀕 (*kāḍha-ga). Compare Odia କାଢ଼ା (kāṛhā), Gujarati કાઢો (kāḍho), Marathi काढा (kāḍhā), Sindhi ڪاڙهو (kāṛho) / काढ़ो, Marwari काढौ (kāḍhau), Punjabi ਕਾੜ੍ਹਾ (kāṛhā) / کاڑھا (kāṛhā), Maithili काढ़ा (kāṛhā) / 𑒏𑒰𑒜𑓃𑒰 (kāṛhā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɽʱɑː/
Noun
کاڑھا • (kāṛhā) m (Hindi spelling काढ़ा)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | کاڑھا (kāṛhā) | کاڑھے (kāṛhe) |
| oblique | کاڑھے (kāṛhe) | کاڑھوں (kāṛhõ) |
| vocative | کاڑھے (kāṛhe) | کاڑھو (kāṛho) |
Further reading
- “کاڑھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- “کاڑھا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kvāthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press