ਕਢਿ

ਕਢਿ

Punjabi

Etymology

Punjabi verb set
ਕਢਿ (kaḍhi)
ਕਢਾਇ (kaḍhāi)

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï)), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀢𑀺 (*kaḍḍhati, “to pull, draw”). Compare Old Hindi काढना (kāḍhanā), Old Gujarati काढी (“taken out”, past participle, nominative feminine singular), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘛𑘜𑘹 (kāḍhaṇe), 𑘎𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘜𑘹 (kāhāḍaṇe)

Verb

ਕਢਿ • (kaḍḍhi) (transitive, Old Punjabi)

1. to take out, remove
2. to push out, drive out, expel
3. to bring out, produce

Descendants

• Punjabi: kaḍḍhaṇā

  Gurmukhi: ਕੱਢਣਾ

  Shahmukhi: کَڈّھݨا‎

References

• Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 69
• “ਕਢਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “kaḍḍhati (2660)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press