Old Hindi

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Etymology

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    From Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï, to pull); see there for more. Compare Old Punjabi ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi /⁠kaḍḍhi⁠/), Old Gujarati काढी (kāḍhī, taken out, past participle, nominative feminine singular), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘛𑘜𑘹 (kāḍhaṇe), 𑘎𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘜𑘹 (kāhāḍaṇe).

    Verb

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    काढना (kāḍhanā)

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

    Descendants

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    • Hindustani:

    Further reading

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    • 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