कठोर
See also: कोठरी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कठोर (kaṭhora).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kə.ʈʰoːɾ/
Adjective
कठोर • (kaṭhor) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کٹھور)
- hard
- harsh
- rigid
- strict
- severe
- tough
- stringent
- stiff
- callous
- rough
- leathery
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬓᬞᭀᬭ (Balinese script)
- কঠোৰ (Assamese script)
- কঠোর (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰙𑰺𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀞𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌕𑌠𑍋𑌰 (Grantha script)
- કઠોર (Gujarati script)
- ਕਠੋਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦏꦜꦺꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
- កឋោរ (Khmer script)
- ಕಠೋರ (Kannada script)
- ກໂຐຣ (Lao script)
- കഠോര (Malayalam script)
- 𑘎𑘙𑘻𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢍᠣᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡬᠠᡱᠣᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- ကဌောရ (Burmese script)
- 𑦮𑦹𑧜𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐛𑑀𑐬 (Newa script)
- କଠୋର (Oriya script)
- ꢒꢝꣂꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆜𑆾𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖙𑖺𑖨 (Siddham script)
- කඨෝර (Sinhalese script)
- కఠోర (Telugu script)
- กโฐร (Thai script)
- ཀ་ཋོ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒚𑒼𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From the root कठ् (kaṭh, “to live in distress”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɐ́.ʈʰɐw.ɾɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kɐˈʈʰoː.ɾɐ/
Adjective
कठोर • (kaṭhora)
- strict, cruel, severe, hard-hearted
- sharp, solid, stiff, offering resistance.
Descendants
- Telugu: కఠోరము (kaṭhōramu)