ਕਉੜਾ
Appearance
Old Punjabi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka) (कटु (kaṭú) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)). Cognate with Old Hindi करवा (karavā), Old Gujarati कडूउं (kaḍūuṃ), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘚𑘳 (kaḍu).
Adjective
[edit]ਕਉੜਾ (kauṛā)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਉੜਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 67
- “ਕਉੜਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132