कठिन

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कठिन (kaṭhina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈʈʰɪn/

Adjective

कठिन • (kaṭhin) (Urdu spelling کٹھن‎)

1. difficult, challenging, arduous

   प्रत्येक व्यक्ति को प्रसन्न करना बहुत कठिन है।

   pratyek vyakti ko prasanna karnā bahut kaṭhin hai.

   It is very difficult to please everybody.

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 08-12-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎
• Hardev Bahri (accessed 08-12-2012), “Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎

Adjective

कठिन • (kaṭhina)

1. difficult, tough, harsh
2. rigid, hard, inflexible, firm
3. cruel, violent