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 prasanna karnā bahut kaṭhin hai.
    It is very difficult to please everybody.

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References
  • John T. Platts (accessed 08-12-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎
  • Hardev Bahri (accessed 08-12-2012), “Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎

Sanskrit

Adjective

कठिन • (kaṭhina)

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

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