गाढ़ा

गाढ़ा

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

Hindi

Etymology

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

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

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Adjective

गाढ़ा • (gāṛhā) (Urdu spelling گَاڑَھا‎)

1. thick, dense, viscous
2. deep, dark (of a colour)

Declension

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

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

Further reading

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