कढ़ी

Hindi

कढ़ी-चावल ― kaṛhī-cāval ― kadhi with rice

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀠𑀺𑀤 (kaḍhida), from Sanskrit क्वथित (kvathita, “boiled”). Compare Maithili कढ़ी (kaṛhī), Gujarati કઢી (kaḍhī), Marathi कढी (kaḍhī), Kannada ಕಢಿ (kaḍhi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.ɽʱiː/, [kɐ.ɽʱiː]

Noun

कढ़ी • (kaṛhī) f (Urdu spelling کڑھی)

1. kadhi, karhi (a North Indian dish)

Declension

Declension of कढ़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कढ़ी kaṛhī	कढ़ियाँ kaṛhiyā̃
oblique	कढ़ी kaṛhī	कढ़ियों kaṛhiyõ
vocative	कढ़ी kaṛhī	कढ़ियो kaṛhiyo

Derived terms

• कढ़ी पत्ता (kaṛhī pattā)

Descendants

• → Nepali: कडि (kaḍi)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kvathita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press