ਕਉੜਾ
Old Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਕਊਰਾ (kaūrā), ਕਵਰਾ (kavrā), ਕੜੂਆ (kaṛūā)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka) (कटु (kaṭú) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)). Cognate with Old Hindi करवा (karavā), Old Gujarati कडूउ (kaḍūu), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘚𑘳 (kaḍu).
Adjective
ਕਉੜਾ (kauṛā)
- bitter
Descendants
- Punjabi: kauṛā
- Gurmukhi: ਕੌੜਾ
- Shahmukhi: کَوڑا
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 67.
- “ਕਉੜਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132