Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit क्वथते (kvathate), क्वथति (kvathati), with spontaneous retroflexion.[1][2]

    Verb

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    𑀓𑀠𑀇 (kaḍhaï) (Devanagari कढइ) [3]

    1. to decoct, boil for extracting medicine
    2. to boil
    3. to heat

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kváthati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 188
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kvāthayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 188
    3. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “कढ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].