काढना

See also: काढ़ना

Old Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀢𑀺 (*kaḍḍhati, “to pull, draw”) (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï)). Compare Old Punjabi ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi /⁠kaḍḍhi⁠/), Old Gujarati काढी (kāḍhī, “taken out”, past participle, nominative feminine singular), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘛𑘜𑘹 (kāḍhaṇe), 𑘎𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘜𑘹 (kāhāḍaṇe).

Verb

काढना (kāḍhanā)

1. to draw, unsheathe
2. to pay off, to repay

Descendants

• Hindustani: kāṛhnā

  Hindi: काढ़ना

  Urdu: کَاڑْھنَا (kāṛhnā)

Further reading

• Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 527