کوڑو

Gojri

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: کو‧ڑو

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Gujarati कडूउं (kaḍūuṃ), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka).

Adjective

کوڑو (koṛo)

1. bitter tasting
2. harsh

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀭𑀟 (*koraḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Hindustani کوڑا (koṛā) / कोड़ा (koṛā).

Noun

کوڑو (koṛo) m

1. whip, lash

Further reading

• Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 348.
• Javaid Rahi (2015) “کَوْڑَو”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 719, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōraḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 183

Kohistani Shina

Adverb

کوٰڑوْ (kōṛow)

1. sharp