करवा

See also: कौरव

Marathi

Alternative forms

• कर्वा (karvā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Kannada ಕರ್ವು (karvu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəɾ.ʋa/

Noun

करवा • (karvā) ?

1. A morsel of sugarcane as prepared for the mouth
2. A hollow notched as a channel for the reception of a rope
3. A description of dance
4. A flaw upon a pearl

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “करवा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]

Old Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka) (कटु (kaṭú) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)). Cognate with Old Punjabi ਕਉੜਾ (kauṛā), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘚𑘳 (kaḍu), Old Gujarati कडूउं (kaḍūuṃ).

Adjective

करवा (karavā)

1. bitter

Derived terms

• करवापण (karavāpaṇa)

Descendants

• Hindustani: kaṛvā

  Hindi: कड़वा

  Urdu: کَڑْوَا (kaṛvā)

Further reading

• Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 526
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132