duh

See also: düh

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɜː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dʌ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /dʌ/
  • (US)
    Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː, -ʌ

Interjection

duh

  1. Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
    It's hot in the desert. - Well, duh!
  2. Indication of mock stupidity.
    Duhhh, I'm Jasmine, I can't even tie my shoe laces right!

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech duh, from Proto-Slavic *dǫ̀gъ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce something useful, to be strong”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdux]
  • Homophone: duch

Noun

duh m inan

  1. Used only in the phrase:
    jít/sloužit někomu k duhu ― to do someone good
Declension
Declension of duh (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative duh duhy
genitive duhu duhů
dative duhu duhům
accusative duh duhy
vocative duhu duhy
locative duhu duzích
instrumental duhem duhy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

duh f

  1. genitive plural of duha

References
  1. Jiří Rejzek (2012) Český etymologický slovník‎ (in Czech), 2nd, nezm. vyd edition, Praha: Leda, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading
  • duh in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • duh in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • duh in Internetová jazyková příručka

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdʊh]
  • Hyphenation: duh
  • Audio (ID)(file)

Interjection

duh (first-person possessive duhku, second-person possessive duhmu, third-person possessive duhnya)

  1. Aphetic form of aduh

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese duh (“juice, sap, oil”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“sap, juice”). Doublet of juruh.

Noun

duh (first-person possessive duhku, second-person possessive duhmu, third-person possessive duhnya)

  1. (medicine, pathology) discharge: pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
    Keluhan duh tubuh vagina abnormal biasanya disebabkan oleh radang vagina, tetapi dapat pula akibat radang serviks yang mukopurulen.[1] ― Abnormal vaginal discharge complaint usually can be caused of vaginal inflammation, but can be caused of mucopurulent cervical inflammation.
Synonyms
  • discaj (Standard Malay)

References
  1. Direktorat Jenderal Pengendalian Penyakit dan Penyehatan Lingkungan (2015) Pedoman Nasional Penanganan Infeksi Menular Seksual 2015 [National Guideline for Sexual Transmitted Infection Management 2015] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Kementerian Kesehatan, →ISBN, page 37

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“sap, juice”). Doublet of juruh.

Noun

duh

  1. juice
  2. sap
  3. oil (for a lamp)

Derived terms
  • aduh
  • aṅduhi
  • maṅduh

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: duh (“discharge”) (learned)

References
  • "duh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German tun, Dutch doen, English do.

Verb

duh

  1. to do

Conjugation
Conjugation of duh
infinitive duh
past participle hot geduh
future tense waerd duh
present tense
1st person singular duh
2nd person singular duhscht
3rd person singular dutt
1st person  plural duhne
2nd person plural dutt
3rd person plural duhne
subjunctive mood
1st person singular daet
2nd person singular daetscht
3rd person singular daet
1st person  plural daede
2nd person plural daet
3rd person plural daede
imperative duh

Romanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic доухъ (duxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /duh/

Noun

duh n (plural duhuri)

  1. spirit
    Synonyms: spirit, suflet
  2. ghost
    Synonyms: fantomă, stafie, nălucă

Declension
Declension of duh
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) duh duhul (niște) duhuri duhurile
genitive/dative (unui) duh duhului (unor) duhuri duhurilor
vocative duhule duhurilor

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dûx/

Noun

dȕh m (Cyrillic spelling ду̏х)

  1. ghost, spirit
    Duh Sveti ― the holy spirit
    Ja sam duh iz Aladinove lampe. ― I am the ghost from Aladin's lamp.
  2. spirit
    U zdravom tijelu, zdrav duh. ― Mens sana in corpore sano. (literally, “In a healthy body, a healthy spirit.”)

Declension
Declension of duh
singular plural
nominative dȕh dùhovi / dȕsi
genitive duha dùhōvā
dative duhu dùhovima / dȕsima
accusative duha dùhove
vocative dȕše dùhovi / dȕsi
locative duhu dùhovima / dȕsima
instrumental duhom dùhovima / dȕsima

Further reading
  • “duh” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Shabo

Noun

duh

  1. breast

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dúːx/
  • Hyphenation: duh

Noun

dȗh m anim or m inan

  1. (animate) ghost (spirit appearing after death)
  2. (animate) soul
    Synonym: duša
  3. (animate) ability, capability
    Synonyms: sposobnost, zmožnost, žilica
  4. (figuratively, animate) capable person[→SSKJ]
  5. (rare, animate) mindset
    Synonym: miselnost
  6. (rare, animate) atmosphere, mood[→SSKJ]
    Synonym: vzdušje
  7. (philosophy, animate) spirit
  8. (archaic, inanimate) smell, scent
    Synonym: vonj
  9. (obsolete, inanimate) smell (sense that detects odours)

Declension


  • animate senses
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, animate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent
nom. sing. dȗh
gen. sing. duhȃ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik		 dȗh duhȏva, duhȃ duhȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik		 duhȃ duhóv duhóv
dative
dajȃlnik		 dȗhu, dȗhi duhȏvoma, duhȏvama duhȏvom, dȗhȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik		 duhȃ duhȏva, duhȃ duhȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik		 dȗhu, dȗhi duhȏvih duhȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		 dȗhom duhȏvoma, duhȏvama duhȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		 dȗh duhȏva, duhȃ duhȏvi


  • inanimate senses, usual
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing. dȗh
gen. sing. dȗha
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik		 dȗh dȗha dȗhi
genitive
rodȋlnik		 dȗha dȗhov dȗhov
dative
dajȃlnik		 dȗhu, dȗhi dȗhoma, dȗhama dȗhom, dȗham
accusative
tožȋlnik		 dȗh dȗha dȗhe
locative
mẹ̑stnik		 dȗhu, dȗhi dȗhih, dȗhah dȗhih, dȗhah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		 dȗhom dȗhoma, dȗhama dȗhi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		 dȗh dȗha dȗhi


  • inanimate senses, less common
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent
nom. sing. dȗh
gen. sing. duhȃ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik		 dȗh duhȏva duhȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik		 duhȃ duhóv duhóv
dative
dajȃlnik		 dȗhu, dȗhi duhȏvoma, duhȏvama duhȏvom, dȗhȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik		 dȗh duhȏva duhȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik		 dȗhu, dȗhi duhȏvih duhȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik		 dȗhom duhȏvoma, duhȏvama duhȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)		 dȗh duhȏva duhȏvi

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “duh”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “duh”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Sumerian

Romanization

duh

  1. Romanization of 𒂃 (duḫ)

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 豆 (MC duwH).

Pronunciation

Noun

duh (1957–1982 spelling duƅ)

  1. bean; pea; nut
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