धूप

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Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (*dhuppā), from *𑀥𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*dhipp, “to flicker, shine”, root).[1]

Noun

धूप • (dhūp) f (Urdu spelling دھوپ)

  1. sunlight; sunshine
    Synonym: (rare) सूर्यकांति (sūryakānti)
  2. the heat of the sun
Declension
Declension of धूप (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धूप
dhūp 		धूपें
dhūpẽ
oblique धूप
dhūp 		धूपों
dhūpõ
vocative धूप
dhūp 		धूपो
dhūpo
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhuppā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धूप (dhūpa).

Noun

धूप • (dhūp) m (Urdu spelling دھوپ)

  1. incense
    मैं परमेश्वर के नाम सुगन्धित धूप जलाऊँगा
    ma͠i parmeśvar ke nām sugandhit dhūp jalāūṅgā
    I will burn redolent incense in the name of God.
Declension
Declension of धूप (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धूप
dhūp 		धूप
dhūp
oblique धूप
dhūp 		धूपों
dhūpõ
vocative धूप
dhūp 		धूपो
dhūpo

Further reading

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From धूप् (dhūp, “to fumigate, perfume”, root) +‎ -अ (-a).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    धूप • (dhūpa) stem, m

    1. incense, perfume, aromatic vapour or smoke proceeding from gum or resin, the gum and resin themselves

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of धूप (dhūpa)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative धूपः
    dhūpaḥ     		धूपौ / धूपा¹
    dhūpau / dhūpā¹     		धूपाः / धूपासः¹
    dhūpāḥ / dhūpāsaḥ¹
    Vocative धूप
    dhūpa     		धूपौ / धूपा¹
    dhūpau / dhūpā¹     		धूपाः / धूपासः¹
    dhūpāḥ / dhūpāsaḥ¹
    Accusative धूपम्
    dhūpam     		धूपौ / धूपा¹
    dhūpau / dhūpā¹     		धूपान्
    dhūpān
    Instrumental धूपेन
    dhūpena     		धूपाभ्याम्
    dhūpābhyām     		धूपैः / धूपेभिः¹
    dhūpaiḥ / dhūpebhiḥ¹
    Dative धूपाय
    dhūpāya     		धूपाभ्याम्
    dhūpābhyām     		धूपेभ्यः
    dhūpebhyaḥ
    Ablative धूपात्
    dhūpāt     		धूपाभ्याम्
    dhūpābhyām     		धूपेभ्यः
    dhūpebhyaḥ
    Genitive धूपस्य
    dhūpasya     		धूपयोः
    dhūpayoḥ     		धूपानाम्
    dhūpānām
    Locative धूपे
    dhūpe     		धूपयोः
    dhūpayoḥ     		धूपेषु
    dhūpeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Descendants

    • Pali: dhūpa
    • Bengali: ধূপ (dhup)
    • → Hindi: धूप (dhūp) (learned)
    • → Khmer: ធូប (thuup)
    • → Lao: ທູບ (thūp)
    • → Malay: dupa (“incense”)
      • Indonesian: dupa
      • → Lindu: dupa (“perfume; incense, aromatic resin”)
      • → Tagalog: dupâ (“incense”)
      • → Ternate: dupa (“incense”)
    • → Old Javanese: dhūpa (“incense”) → dupa (“incense”)
    • → Thai: ธูป (tûup)

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