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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀮𑀻 (dhūlī), from Sanskrit धूलि (dhūli), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂lis, from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
دُھوڑ • (dhūṛ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਧੂੜ)
- dust (in the air)
- grit, fine powder
Declension
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دھُوڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਧੂੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhūḍi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press