दूध
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गायीचे दूध
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugʰ-tó-s, from *dʰewgʰ- (“to yield”). Doublet of दुग्ध (dugdh).
Pronunciation
Noun
दूध • (dūdh) m (Urdu spelling دودھ)
Declension
Declension of दूध (masc cons-stem)
Descendants
- → Gulf Arabic: ديد (dēd)
References
- Goto, Toshifumi (2013) Old Indo-Aryan Morphology and its Indo-Iranian Background (Veroffentlichungen zur Iranistik; 60), Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, →ISBN, § 3.8.3. verbal adjectives, page 139
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दूध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dugdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi दूध (dūdha), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha).
Pronunciation
Noun
दूध • (dūdh) n
- milk
- the milky sap of plants
- an emulsion of the cocoanut or other oily kernels or seeds
- the early white substance in the ear which grows and hardens into rice
- bubby
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दूध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dugdhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha).
Pronunciation
Noun
दूध • (dūdh)
Declension
| Declension of दूध | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| nominative | दूध | ||
| accusative | दूधलाई | ||
| instrumental/ergative | दूधले | ||
| dative | दूधलाई | ||
| ablative | दूधबाट | ||
| genitive | दूधको | ||
| locative | दूधमा | ||
| Notes: | |||
Derived terms
- दूध फाट्नु (dūdh phāṭnu)
References
- ^ “दूध”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
Further reading
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दूध”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
- “दूध”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018