विरथा

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Awadhi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वृथा (vṛthā, unnecessarily, uselessly, in vain, adverb).

Adjective

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विरथा (virthā)

  1. useless, fruitless, in vain

References

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  • Dr. Suryaprasad Dikshit, Dr. Sajeevanlal Yadav (1996) “विरथा”, in अवधी शब्द-कोश [Awadhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Lucknow: Vishwavidyalaya Hindi Prakashan, University of Lucknow, page 108