करवा

See also: कौरव

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • कर्वा (karvā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Kannada ಕರ್ವು (karvu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəɾ.ʋa/

Noun

करवा • (karvā) ?

  1. A morsel of sugarcane as prepared for the mouth
  2. A hollow notched as a channel for the reception of a rope
  3. A description of dance
  4. A flaw upon a pearl

References
  • Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “करवा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]

Old Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka) (कटु (kaṭú) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)). Cognate with Old Punjabi ਕਉੜਾ (kauṛā), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘚𑘳 (kaḍu), Old Gujarati कडूउं (kaḍūuṃ).

Adjective

करवा (karavā)

  1. bitter

Derived terms
  • करवापण (karavāpaṇa)

Descendants
  • Hindustani: kaṛvā
    Hindi: कड़वा
    Urdu: کَڑْوَا (kaṛvā)

Further reading
  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 526
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132
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