dahi
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi दही / Urdu دہی (dahī), from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of tyre.
Noun
dahi (uncountable)
- (South Asia) A yogurt or fermented milk product.
Anagrams
- Hadi, Haid, haid
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَاهٍ (dāhin). Compare Turkish dâhi.
Adjective
dahi (comparative daha dahi, superlative ən dahi)
- genius
Banjarese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dahi.
Noun
dahi
- (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay dahi.
Noun
dahi (first-person possessive dahiku, second-person possessive dahimu, third-person possessive dahinya)
- (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)
- Synonym: jidat
Further reading
- “dahi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
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
- IPA(key): /dahi/
- Rhymes: -ahi, -hi, -i
Noun
dahi (Jawi spelling داهي, plural dahi-dahi, informal 1st possessive dahiku, 2nd possessive dahimu, 3rd possessive dahinya)
- (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)
Descendants
- Indonesian: dahi
Further reading
- “dahi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Contraction
dahi
- Obsolete spelling of daí
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دخی (dahı, dahi), from Old Anatolian Turkish داخى (daχï), from Proto-Turkic *t(i)akï.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.hi/
Adverb
dahi
- even
- neither