गाढ़ा

See also: गढ़, गढी, गढ़ी, गाढ, गाढा, and गाढ़ी

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀠 (gāḍha), from Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha), from the root गाह् (gāh).^[1] Cognate with Nepali गाढा (gāḍhā), Sindhi ڳاڙهو / ॻाढ़ो, Gujarati ગાઢું (gāḍhũ), Marathi गाढ (gāḍh), Kholosi gahro.

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.ɽʱɑː/, [ɡäː.ɽʱäː]
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Adjective edit

गाढ़ा • (gāṛhā) (Urdu spelling گَاڑَھا)

thick, dense, viscous
deep, dark (of a colour)

Declension edit

Declension of गाढ़ा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	गाढ़ा gāṛhā	गाढ़े gāṛhe	गाढ़ी gāṛhī	गाढ़ी gāṛhī
oblique	गाढ़े gāṛhe	गाढ़े gāṛhe	गाढ़ी gāṛhī	गाढ़ी gāṛhī
vocative	गाढ़े gāṛhe	गाढ़े gāṛhe	गाढ़ी gāṛhī	गाढ़ी gāṛhī

References edit

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

Further reading edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गाढ़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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