kadhi

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noun

A curry made from chickpea flour and yoghurt which is served with pakoras.

OriginHindi कढ़ी (kaṛhī) ← Prakrit कढिआ (kaḍhiā) ← Sanskrit क्वथित (kvathita) →
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Meanings

kadhi1

nounkadhi (countable and uncountable, plural kadhis)

plural kadhis · alternative karhi

  1. IndiacountableuncountableA curry made from chickpea flour and yoghurt which is served with pakoras.

kadhi2

nounkadhi (plural kadhis)

plural kadhis · alternative karhi

  1. alternativeAlternative form of qadi

    The Chief Kadhi and the other Kadhis, or the Chief Kadhi and such of the other Kadhis […] shall each be empowered to hold court of Kadhi having jurisdiction within the Protectorate or within such part of the Protectorate as may be so prescribe […]

    1963, Queen-in-Council, “Section 169(4), Constitution of Kenya (1963)”, in Kenya Order in Council 1963, page 1058

Origin

kadhi · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kweth₂-
  2. Sanskritक्वथ् (kvath)
  3. Sanskritक्वथित (kvathita)
  4. Prakritकढिअ (kaḍhia)
  5. Prakritकढिआ (kaḍhiā)
  6. Hindiकढ़ी (kaṛhī)
  7. Englishkadhi

Borrowed from Hindi कढ़ी (kaṛhī).

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kadhi · noun

  1. Arabicقَاضٍ“judge”
  2. Englishkadhi

Borrowed from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dhaki
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APA

kadhi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kadhi

MLA

“kadhi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kadhi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kadhi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kadhi.

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