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Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪uː.d̪ʱiː/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit दुग्धिका (dugdhikā) (not attested outside of lexicographer's lists), from दुग्ध (dugdha, “milk”) + -इका (-ikā).[1] Cognate with Marathi दुध्या (dudhyā).
Note the similarly-shaped words for "gourd" in Western Asia, documented at Old Armenian դդում (ddum).
Noun
दूधी • (dūdhī) f (Urdu spelling دودھی)
- bottle gourd, calabash; fruit of the Lagenaria siceraria
- Synonyms: (more common) लौकी (laukī), घीया (ghīyā)
Declension
Declension of दूधी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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दूधी dūdhī
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दूधियाँ dūdhiyā̃
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oblique
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दूधी dūdhī
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दूधियों dūdhiyõ
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vocative
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दूधी dūdhī
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दूधियो dūdhiyo
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Descendants
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit दुग्धिन् (dugdhin).
Adjective
दूधी • (dūdhī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دودھی)
- milky, having milk
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