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Hindi
Etymology From Sanskrit धूसर ( dhūsara ) , from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂
Pronunciation ( Delhi ) IPA (key ) : /d̪ʱuː.səɾ/ ,
Adjective धूसर • (dhūsar ) (indeclinable Urdu spelling دھوسر
grey ( of a color between black and white )
Noun धूसर • (dhūsar ) m Urdu spelling دھوسر
the color grey
Declension
Declension of धूसर (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
धूसर dhūsar
धूसर dhūsar
oblique
धूसर dhūsar
धूसरों dhūsarõ
vocative
धूसर dhūsar
धूसरो dhūsaro
See also
Colors in Hindi · रंग ( raṅg ) (layout · text )
सफ़ेद ( safed ) , श्वेत ( śvet ) , ऊजर ( ūjar )
धूसर ( dhūsar ) , छाई ( chāī )
काला ( kālā ) , कृष्ण ( kŕṣṇa ) , श्याम ( śyām )
लाल ( lāl ) , लोहित ( lohit ) , सुर्ख़ ( surx ) , राता ( rātā ) ; गहरा लाल ( gahrā lāl ) , क़िरमिज़ी ( qirmizī )
नारंगी ( nāraṅgī ) , माल्टा ( mālṭā ) ; भूरा ( bhūrā ) , पिङ्गल ( piṅgal )
पीला ( pīlā ) , पियर ( piyar ) , पीत ( pīt ) ; मलाई ( malāī )
नींबू ( nīmbū ) , सुगा पंछी ( sugā pañchī )
हरा ( harā ) , हरित ( harit )
फ़िरोज़ा ( firozā )
आकाशी ( ākāśī ) , आसमानी ( āsmānī )
नीला ( nīlā ) , नील ( nīl )
जामुनी ( jāmunī ) ; नील ( nīl )
रानी ( rānī ) ; बैंगनी ( baiṅgnī ) , जामुनी ( jāmunī )
गुलाबी ( gulābī ) , पाटल ( pāṭal )
Marathi
Etymology Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धूसर ( dhūsara ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective धूसर • (dhūsar )
grey (colour)
References Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022 ) “धूसर Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries
Sanskrit
Etymology धूस् ( dhūs ) + अर ( ara ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective धूसर • (dhūsara ) stem (root ध्वस्
grey ( colour )
Derived terms
See also
Colors in Sanskrit · रङ्ग ( raṅga ) (layout · text )
श्वेत ( śveta ) , शुक्ल ( śukla ) , शुभ्र ( śubhra ) , धवल ( dhavala ) , कर्पूर ( karpūra ) , गौर ( gaura ) ,
धूमल ( dhūmala ) , धूसर ( dhūsara ) , पलित ( palita ) , मलिन ( malina ) , रजत ( rajata )
कृष्ण ( kṛṣṇa ) , काल ( kāla ) , श्याम ( śyāma ) , श्याव ( śyāva ) , कज्जल ( kajjala )
रक्त ( rakta ) , रुधिर ( rudhira ) , सिन्दूर ( sindūra ) , अरुष ( aruṣa ) , ताम्र ( tāmra ) ; रोहित ( rohita ) , लोहित ( lohita ) , कार्मिज ( kārmija )
नारङ्ग ( nāraṅga ) , कमल ( kamala ) ; कद्रु ( kadru ) , बभ्रु ( babhru ) , कपिश ( kapiśa )
पीत ( pīta ) , कषाय ( kaṣāya ) , पिङ्गल ( piṅgala ) ; पाण्डु ( pāṇḍu ) , हिरण्य ( hiraṇya ) ,
हरित ( harita ) , पलाश ( palāśa ) , शाद्वल ( śādvala ) , मारकत ( mārakata )
आकाशवर्ण ( ākāśavarṇa ) , राजावर्त ( rājāvarta ) , वैडूर्य ( vaiḍūrya )
नील ( nīla ) , मेचक ( mecaka ) , कालक ( kālaka )
धूम्र ( dhūmra ) ; तुत्थ ( tuttha )
शोण ( śoṇa ) , नीललोहित ( nīlalohita ) , कर्पूरगौर ( karpūragaura ) ,
पाटल ( pāṭala ) , अरुण ( aruṇa ) , ब्रध्न ( bradhna ) ,
Descendants Borrowed terms
→ Assamese: ধূসৰ ( dhuxor ) ( learned ) → Bengali: ধূসর ( dhuśor ) ( learned ) → Gujarati: ધૂસર ( dhūsar ) ( learned ) → Hindustani: dhūsar
→ Marathi: धूसर ( dhūsar ) ( learned ) → Odia: ଧୂସର ( dhusara ) ( learned )
References Apte, Macdonell (2022 ) “धूसर Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985 ) “dhūsara ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages , London: Oxford University Press