कड़वा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कटु (kaṭu). Cognate to Gujarati કડવું (kaḍvũ), Marathi कडू (kaḍū)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəɽʋaː]

Adjective

कड़वा • (kaṛvā) (Urdu spelling کڑوا‎)

  1. bitter
  2. acidic
  3. acerbic
  4. biting
  5. mean

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कड़वा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “káṭuka (2641)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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