dahi

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See also: dâhi and d'ahi

English

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Dahi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani دہی / दही (dahī), from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of tyre.

Noun

dahi (uncountable)

  1. (South Asia) A yogurt or fermented milk product.
    Synonym: (India) curd

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَاهٍ (dāhin). Compare Turkish dâhi.

Adjective

dahi (comparative daha dahi, superlative ən dahi)

  1. genius

Banjarese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dahi.

Noun

dahi

  1. (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)

Indonesian

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay dahi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: da‧hi
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Noun

dahi (plural dahi-dahi)

  1. (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)
    Synonym: jidat

Further reading

Malay

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dahi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *dahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqih, from Proto-Austronesian *daqiS. Cognate with Kavalan zais (“face”), Paiwan djaqis (“forehead”), Eastern Cham ꨖꨬ (dhei, “forehead”), Chamorro ha'i, Hawaiian lae.

Pronunciation

Noun

dahi (Jawi spelling داهي, plural dahi-dahi, informal 1st possessive dahiku, 2nd possessive dahimu, 3rd possessive dahinya)

  1. (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dahi

Further reading

Portuguese

Contraction

dahi

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of daí.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دخی (dahı, dahi), from Old Anatolian Turkish داخی (daχï), from Proto-Turkic *t(i)akï.

Pronunciation

Adverb

dahi

  1. even
  2. neither
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