ਕਢਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Old Punjabi verb set
ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi /⁠kaḍḍhi⁠/)
ਕਢਾਇ (kaḍhāi)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀢𑀺 (*kaḍḍhati, “to pull, draw”). Compare Old Hindi काढना (kāḍhanā), Old Gujarati काढी (kāḍhī, “taken out”, past participle, nominative feminine singular), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘛𑘜𑘹 (kāḍhaṇe), 𑘎𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘜𑘹 (kāhāḍaṇe).

Verb

ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi /kaḍḍhi/) (transitive)

1. to take out, remove
2. to push out, drive out, expel
3. to bring out, produce

Descendants

• Punjabi: kaḍḍhaṇā

  Gurmukhi script: ਕੱਢਣਾ

  Shahmukhi script: کَڈّھݨا

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਢਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 69.
• “ਕਢਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaḍḍhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 133