करवा
See also: कौरव
Old Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka) (कटु (kaṭú) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)). Cognate with Old Punjabi ਕਉੜਾ (kauṛā), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘚𑘳 (kaḍu), Old Gujarati कडूउ (kaḍūu).
Adjective
करवा (karavā)
- bitter
Derived terms
- करवापण (karavāpaṇa)
Descendants
- Hindustani: kaṛvā
- Hindi: कड़वा
- Urdu: کَڑْوَا
Further reading
- 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 853683653, page 526
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132