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Kurukh
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi दूध (dūdh).
Pronunciation
Noun
दुधी (dudhī)
- milk
References
- Hahn, Ferb (1903) “दुधी”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary, Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 89
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺𑀅 n (duddhia), from Sanskrit दुग्धिका (dugdhikā) (not attested outside of lexicographer's lists), from दुग्ध (dugdhá, “milk”) + -इका (-ikā). Related to दुध्या (dudhyā), Old Marathi 𑘟𑘳𑘠𑘲𑘧𑘰 (dudhīyā). Compare Gujarati દૂધી (dūdhī), Hindustani دُدِّھی (duddhī) / दुद्धी (duddhī), دُودِھی (dūdhī) / दूधी (dūdhī), Punjabi ਦੁੱਧੀ (duddhī), Odia ଦୁଧିଆ (dudhiā).
Pronunciation
Noun
दुधी • (dudhī) f
- bottle gourd, calabash; Lagenaria siceraria
Derived terms
Proper noun
दुधी • (dudhī) f
- Dudhi (a village in Koregaon tehsil, Satara district, Desh, Maharashtra, India)
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दुधी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 417
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “दूध”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1684.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dugdhikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 366