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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دارو (dārū), from Middle Persian (dʾlwkˈ /dārūg/, “drug, medicament”).
Pronunciation
Noun
दारू • (dārū) f (Urdu spelling دارو)
- liquor, wine, any alcoholic drink
- Synonym: शराब (śarāb)
- दारू पीना बुरी बात है। ― dārū pīnā burī bāt hai. ― It is bad to drink liquor.
- (obsolete) gunpowder
- Synonym: बारूद (bārūd)
- (obsolete or rare) medicine, medical treatment
Declension
Declension of दारू (fem ū-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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दारू
dārū
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दारुएँ
dāruẽ
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| oblique
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दारू
dārū
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दारुओं
dāruõ
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| vocative
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दारू
dārū
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दारुओ
dāruo
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Descendants
- → Jarawa: daru (“alcohol”)
References
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دارو (dārū), from Middle Persian (dʾlwkˈ /dārūg/, “drug, medicament”). Compare Gujarati દારૂ (dārū), Punjabi ਦਾਰੂ (dārū) / دارو (dārū).
Pronunciation
Noun
दारू • (dārū) f
- any alcoholic drink, alcohol
- Synonym: मद्य (madya)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “दारू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दारू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “दारू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).