दधि

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰé-dʰh₁-i (curdled milk), from *dʰeh₁(y)- (to nurse, suckle). Cognate with Albanian djathë (cheese).

Pronunciation

Noun

दधि (dádhi) stemn

  1. coagulated or curdled milk; curd, yoghurt
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.51.7:
      सुता इन्द्राय वायवे सोमासो दध्य्आशिरः ।
      sutā indrāya vāyave somāso dadhyāśiraḥ.
      Soma juices, mixed with curd are pressed out for Indra and Vāyu

Declension

Neuter i-stem declension of दधि (dadhi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दधि
dadhi
दधिनी
dadhinī
दधीनि / दधि¹ / दधी¹
dadhīni / dadhi¹ / dadhī¹
Vocative दधि / दधे
dadhi / dadhe
दधिनी
dadhinī
दधीनि / दधि¹ / दधी¹
dadhīni / dadhi¹ / dadhī¹
Accusative दधि
dadhi
दधिनी
dadhinī
दधीनि / दधि¹ / दधी¹
dadhīni / dadhi¹ / dadhī¹
Instrumental दधिना / दध्या¹
dadhinā / dadhyā¹
दधिभ्याम्
dadhibhyām
दधिभिः
dadhibhiḥ
Dative दधिने / दधये¹
dadhine / dadhaye¹
दधिभ्याम्
dadhibhyām
दधिभ्यः
dadhibhyaḥ
Ablative दधिनः / दधेः¹
dadhinaḥ / dadheḥ¹
दधिभ्याम्
dadhibhyām
दधिभ्यः
dadhibhyaḥ
Genitive दधिनः / दधेः¹
dadhinaḥ / dadheḥ¹
दधिनोः
dadhinoḥ
दधीनाम्
dadhīnām
Locative दधिनि / दधौ¹ / दधा¹
dadhini / dadhau¹ / dadhā¹
दधिनोः
dadhinoḥ
दधिषु
dadhiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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