कठिन

See also: कठिनि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कठिन (kaṭhina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈʈʰɪn/

Adjective

कठिन • (kaṭhin) (Urdu spelling کٹھن)

1. difficult, challenging, arduous

   प्रत्येक व्यक्ति को प्रसन्न करना बहुत कठिन है।

   pratyek vyakti ko prasann karnā bahut kaṭhin hai.

   It is very difficult to please everybody.

Synonyms

• मुश्किल (muśkil)
• कड़ा (kaṛā)

Antonyms

• सरल (saral)

Derived terms

• कठिनाई (kaṭhināī)

References

• John T. Platts (2012 December 8 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]
• Hardev Bahri (2012 December 8 (last accessed)) “Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2]

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Sanskrit

Adjective

कठिन • (kaṭhina) stem

1. difficult, tough, harsh
2. rigid, hard, inflexible, firm
3. cruel, violent

Descendants

• Telugu: కఠినము (kaṭhinamu)

References

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