As a Hindi name
कुठर · noun · masculine
वह डंडा जिसमें मथानी की रस्सी लपेटी जाती है — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ कुटर
कुठर · kuṭhar · s.m.
The post round which the string of the churning stick winds — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 815
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the post round which the string of the churning-stick winds
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
The spelling you confirmed, कुठर, is itself a dictionary headword — no grammatical transformation stands between what you typed and the meaning above.
Dictionary citations
kuṭhara m. the post round which the string of the churning-stick winds, L.
kuṭhara m. N. of a Nāga, MBh. i, 1560 (v.l. kuṭara).
kuṭhara See kuṭara.
kuṭhara m. (-raḥ) The post round which the string of the churning stick winds: see kuṭara. E. kuṭa to surround, karan aff.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources