कठोर

See also: कोठरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कठोर (kaṭhora).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kə.ʈʰoːɾ/, [kɐ.ʈʰoːɾ]

Adjective

कठोर • (kaṭhor) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کٹھور)

  1. hard
  2. harsh
  3. rigid
  4. strict
  5. severe
  6. tough
  7. stringent
  8. stiff
  9. callous
  10. rough
  11. leathery

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • কঠোৰ (Assamese script)
  • ᬓᬞᭀᬭ (Balinese script)
  • কঠোর (Bengali script)
  • 𑰎𑰙𑰺𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀓𑀞𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • ကဌောရ (Burmese script)
  • કઠોર (Gujarati script)
  • ਕਠੋਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌕𑌠𑍋𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • ꦏꦜꦺꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂍𑂘𑂷𑂩 (Kaithi script)
  • ಕಠೋರ (Kannada script)
  • កឋោរ (Khmer script)
  • ກໂຐຣ (Lao script)
  • കഠോര (Malayalam script)
  • ᡬᠠᡱᠣᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘎𑘙𑘻𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᢉᠠᢍᠣᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦮𑦹𑧜𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐎𑐛𑑀𑐬 (Newa script)
  • କଠୋର (Odia script)
  • ꢒꢝꣂꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆑𑆜𑆾𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖎𑖙𑖺𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • කඨොර (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩜𑩧𑩕𑩼 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚊𑚕𑚴𑚤 (Takri script)
  • கடே²ார (Tamil script)
  • కఠోర (Telugu script)
  • กโฐร (Thai script)
  • ཀ་ཋོ་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒏𑒚𑒼𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨋𑨕𑨆𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root कठ् (kaṭh, “to live in distress”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

कठोर • (kaṭhora) stem

  1. strict, cruel, severe, hard-hearted
  2. sharp, solid, stiff, offering resistance.

Descendants
  • Telugu: కఠోరము (kaṭhōramu)
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