धूसर

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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)

  1. grey (of a color between black and white)

Noun

धूसर • (dhūsar) m (Urdu spelling دھوسر)

  1. 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)

  1. grey (colour)

References

  • Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “धूसर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Possibly related to Latin fuscus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

धूसर • (dhūsara) stem (root ध्वंस्)

  1. grey (colour)

Derived terms

Descendants

Borrowed terms

See also

Colors in Sanskrit · रङ्ग (raṅga) (layout · text)
     श्वेत (śvetá), शुक्ल (śuklá), शुभ्र (śubhrá), धवल (dhavalá), कर्पूर (karpū́ra), गौर (gaura),      धूमल (dhūmala), धूसर (dhūsara), पलित (palitá), मलिन (malina), रजत (rajata), कपोतक (kapotaká)      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),
             शादहरित (śā́daharita)              हरित (harita), पलाश (palāśa), शाद्वल (śādvala), मारकत (mārakata)              नील (nī́la)
             कपोतक (kapotaká)              आकाशवर्ण (ākāśavarṇa) , राजावर्त (rājāvarta), वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya)              नील (nī́la), मेचक (mecaka), कालक (kālaka)
             धूम्र (dhūmra); तुत्थ (tuttha)              शोण (śoṇa), नीललोहित (nīlalohita), कर्पूरगौर (karpūragaura),              पाटल (pāṭala), अरुण (aruṇa), ब्रध्न (bradhna), ब्रध्न (bradhna)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “धूसर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 279-280
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhūsara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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