डाब

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍabba), *𑀟𑀸𑀯 (*ḍāva, box; hollow vessel); possibly ultimately of Dravidian origin.[1] Compare डिब्बा (ḍibbā, box), Marathi डाव (ḍāv, hollowed coconut), Bengali ডাব (ḍbo), Odia ଡାବ (ḍabô, raw coconut). Also compare Swahili dafu, an Indo-Aryan borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖɑːb/, [ɖäːb]

Noun

डाब • (ḍāb) m (Urdu spelling ڈاب)

  1. green coconut

Declension

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍabba1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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