काढ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀠-𑀕 (*kāḍha-ga). Doublet of क्वाथ (kvāth). Compare Gujarati કાઢો (kāḍho), Marathi काढा (kāḍhā), Sindhi ڪاڙهو / काढ़ो, Marwari काढौ (kāḍhau), Punjabi ਕਾੜ੍ਹਾ (kāṛhā) / کاڑھا (kāṛhā), Maithili काढ़ा (kāṛhā) / 𑒏𑒰𑒜𑓃𑒰 (kāṛhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɽʱɑː/, [käː.ɽʱäː]

Noun

काढ़ा • (kāṛhā) m (Urdu spelling کاڑھا)

1. decoction of medicinal herbs

Declension

Declension of काढ़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काढ़ा kāṛhā	काढ़े kāṛhe
oblique	काढ़े kāṛhe	काढ़ों kāṛhõ
vocative	काढ़े kāṛhe	काढ़ो kāṛho

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काढा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “काढ़ा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kvāthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “kāṛhā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press