क्वाथ

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्वाथ (kvāthá). Doublet of काढ़ा (kāṛhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʋɑːt̪ʰ/, [kwäːt̪ʰ]

Noun

क्वाथ • (kvāth) m

1. decoction of medicinal herbs

   Synonyms: काढ़ा (kāṛhā), जोशाँदा (jośā̃dā)

2. pain, sorrow, distress

   Synonyms: दुःख (duḥkh), कष्ट (kaṣṭ), पीड़ा (pīṛā), शोक (śok)

Declension

Declension of क्वाथ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क्वाथ kvāth	क्वाथ kvāth
oblique	क्वाथ kvāth	क्वाथों kvāthõ
vocative	क्वाथ kvāth	क्वाथो kvātho

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “क्वाथ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “क्वाथ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “क्वाथ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ক্বাথ (Assamese script)
• ᬓ᭄ᬯᬵᬣ (Balinese script)
• ক্বাথ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀣 (Brahmi script)
• ကွာထ (Burmese script)
• ક્વાથ (Gujarati script)
• ਕ੍ਵਾਥ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌥 (Grantha script)
• ꦏ꧀ꦮꦴꦡ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂟 (Kaithi script)
• ಕ್ವಾಥ (Kannada script)
• ក្វាថ (Khmer script)
• ກ຺ວາຖ (Lao script)
• ക്വാഥ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘞 (Modi script)
• ᢉᢦ᠎ᠠᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧠𑧊𑧑𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐠 (Newa script)
• କ୍ଵାଥ (Odia script)
• ꢒ꣄ꢮꢵꢢ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆡 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖞 (Siddham script)
• ක්‍වාථ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩬 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚚 (Takri script)
• க்வாத² (Tamil script)
• క్వాథ (Telugu script)
• กฺวาถ (Thai script)
• ཀྭཱ་ཐ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root क्वथ् (kvath, “to boil; prepare by heat”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʋɑː.tʰɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɑː.t̪ʰɐ/

Noun

क्वाथ • (kvāthá) stem, m

1. boiling
2. decoction of medicinal herbs
   1. the mixture of the materials for a decoction
3. pain, sorrow, distress

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of क्वाथ (kvāthá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	क्वाथः kvātháḥ	क्वाथौ / क्वाथा¹ kvāthaú / kvāthā́¹	क्वाथाः / क्वाथासः¹ kvāthā́ḥ / kvāthā́saḥ¹
Vocative	क्वाथ kvā́tha	क्वाथौ / क्वाथा¹ kvā́thau / kvā́thā¹	क्वाथाः / क्वाथासः¹ kvā́thāḥ / kvā́thāsaḥ¹
Accusative	क्वाथम् kvāthám	क्वाथौ / क्वाथा¹ kvāthaú / kvāthā́¹	क्वाथान् kvāthā́n
Instrumental	क्वाथेन kvāthéna	क्वाथाभ्याम् kvāthā́bhyām	क्वाथैः / क्वाथेभिः¹ kvāthaíḥ / kvāthébhiḥ¹
Dative	क्वाथाय kvāthā́ya	क्वाथाभ्याम् kvāthā́bhyām	क्वाथेभ्यः kvāthébhyaḥ
Ablative	क्वाथात् kvāthā́t	क्वाथाभ्याम् kvāthā́bhyām	क्वाथेभ्यः kvāthébhyaḥ
Genitive	क्वाथस्य kvāthásya	क्वाथयोः kvātháyoḥ	क्वाथानाम् kvāthā́nām
Locative	क्वाथे kvāthé	क्वाथयोः kvātháyoḥ	क्वाथेषु kvāthéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• क्वाथक (kvāthaka)
  • Prakrit: *𑀓𑀸𑀠-𑀕 (*kāḍha-ga) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀠 (kāḍha) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “क्वाथ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 324.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “kvātha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “क्वाथ”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “क्वाथ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kvāthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press