ಕಠಿಣ

Kannada

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कठिन (kaṭhina)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐʈʰiɳɐ/

Adjective

ಕಠಿಣ • (kaṭhiṇa)

1. difficult

   Synonym: ಕಷ್ಟ (kaṣṭa)

2. hard, tough

References

• V. Krishna (2019) “ಕಠಿಣ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಕಠಿಣ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971