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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 (ḍāba, “raw coconut”). Also compare Swahili dafu, an Indo-Aryan borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
डाब • (ḍāb) m (Urdu spelling ڈاب)
- green coconut
Declension
Declension of डाब (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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डाब ḍāb
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डाब ḍāb
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oblique
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डाब ḍāb
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डाबों ḍābõ
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vocative
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डाब ḍāb
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डाबो ḍābo
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