काढा

See also: कढी, कढ़ी, and कोढ़

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀠-𑀕 (*kāḍha-ga). Compare Gujarati કાઢો (kāḍho), Hindustani کاڑھا (kāṛhā) / काढ़ा (kāṛhā), Sindhi ڪاڙهو / काढ़ो, Marwari काढौ (kāḍhau), Punjabi ਕਾੜ੍ਹਾ (kāṛhā) / کاڑھا (kāṛhā), , Maithili काढ़ा (kāṛhā) / 𑒏𑒰𑒜𑓃𑒰 (kāṛhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɖʱa/

Noun

काढा • (kāḍhā) m

1. decoction of medicinal herbs

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “काढा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 23
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काढा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 153
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “काढा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāḍhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 189