गाढ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀠 (gāḍha), from Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha), from the root गाह् (gāh).[1] Cognate with Nepali गाढा (gāḍhā), Sindhi ڳاڙهو (g̠āṛho) / ॻाढ़ो, Gujarati ગાઢું (gāḍhũ), Marathi गाढ (gāḍh), Kholosi gahro.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɑː.ɽʱɑː/, [ɡäː.ɽʱäː]
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Adjective

गाढ़ा • (gāṛhā) (Urdu spelling گَاڑَھا)

  1. thick, dense, viscous
  2. deep, dark (of a colour)

Declension

Declension of गाढ़ा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct गाढ़ा
gāṛhā
गाढ़े
gāṛhe
गाढ़ी
gāṛhī
गाढ़ी
gāṛhī
oblique गाढ़े
gāṛhe
गाढ़े
gāṛhe
गाढ़ी
gāṛhī
गाढ़ी
gāṛhī
vocative गाढ़े
gāṛhe
गाढ़े
gāṛhe
गाढ़ी
gāṛhī
गाढ़ी
gāṛhī

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gāḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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