दूध

See also: दुध and द्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugʰ-tó-s, from *dʰewgʰ- (to yield). Doublet of दुग्ध (dugdh).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪uːd̪ʱ/

Noun

दूध • (dūdh) m (Urdu spelling دودھ)

  1. milk
    Synonyms: शीर (śīr), दुग्ध (dugdh)

Declension

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: ديد (dēd)

References

  • Goto, Toshifumi (2013) Old Indo-Aryan Morphology and its Indo-Iranian Background (Veroffentlichungen zur Iranistik; 60), Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, →ISBN, § 3.8.3. verbal adjectives, page 139
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दूध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dugdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi दूध (dūdha), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ud̪ʱ/, [d̪uːd̪ʱ]
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Noun

दूध • (dūdh) n

  1. milk
  2. the milky sap of plants
  3. an emulsion of the cocoanut or other oily kernels or seeds
  4. the early white substance in the ear which grows and hardens into rice
  5. bubby

References

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪ud̪]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: दुद्

Noun

दूध • (dūdh)

  1. milk
    Synonym: ओलन (olan)
  2. breast
    Synonyms: स्तन (stan), कुच (kuc)
  3. the milky sap of plants
    Synonym: चोप (cop)

Declension

Declension of दूध
Singular
nominative दूध [d̪ud̪]
accusative दूधलाई [d̪ud̪läi]
instrumental/ergative दूधले [d̪ud̪le]
dative दूधलाई [d̪ud̪läi]
ablative दूधबाट [d̪ud̪̚bäʈʌ]
genitive दूधको [d̪ud̪̚ko]
locative दूधमा [d̪ud̪mä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Derived terms

  • दूध फाट्नु (dūdh phāṭnu)

References

  1. दूध”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दूध”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • दूध”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
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