कठघरा
Hindi
Etymology
From काठ (kāṭh, “wood”) + घर (ghar, “house”) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /kəʈʰ.ɡʱə.ɾɑː/, [kɐʈʰ.ɡʱɐ.ɾäː]
Noun
कठघरा • (kaṭhgharā) m
- wooden cage, box
- (law) witness box
- Synonym: कटहरा (kaṭahrā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कठघरा kaṭhgharā |
कठघरे kaṭhghare |
| oblique | कठघरे kaṭhghare |
कठघरों kaṭhgharõ |
| vocative | कठघरे kaṭhghare |
कठघरो kaṭhgharo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कठघरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 754
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कठघरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 112