कड़वा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀕 (kaḍuga), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka, “pungent, bitter”). Cognate to Gujarati કડવું (kaḍvũ), Marathi कडू (kaḍū)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəɽ.ʋɑː/

Adjective

कड़वा • (kaṛvā) (Urdu spelling کڑوا‎)

bitter
acidic, acerbic, biting

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कड़वा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कड़वा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “káṭuka (2641)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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