दुग्धाग्र
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुग्धाग्र (dugdhāgra). Synchronically analysable as दुग्ध (dugdh) + अग्र (agra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʊɡ.d̪ʱɑːɡ.ɾᵊ/, [d̪ʊɡ.d̪ʱäːɡ.ɾᵊ]
Noun
दुग्धाग्र • (dugdhāgra) m
- (rare)cream
- Synonym: मलाई (malāī)
Declension
Declension of दुग्धाग्र (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular | |
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direct | दुग्धाग्र dugdhāgra |
oblique | दुग्धाग्र dugdhāgra |
vocative | दुग्धाग्र dugdhāgra |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दुग्धाग्र”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬤᬸᬕ᭄ᬥᬵᬕ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
- দুগ্ধাগ্ৰ (Assamese script)
- দুগ্ধাগ্র (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰲𑰐𑰿𑰠𑰯𑰐𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀥𑀸𑀕𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌦𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
- દુગ્ધાગ્ર (Gujarati script)
- ਦੁਗੑਧਾਗੑਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦢꦸꦒ꧀ꦣꦴꦒꦿ (Javanese script)
- ទុគ្ធាគ្រ (Khmer script)
- ದುಗ್ಧಾಗ್ರ (Kannada script)
- ທຸຄ຺ຘາຄ຺ຣ (Lao script)
- ദുഗ്ധാഗ്ര (Malayalam script)
- 𑘟𑘳𑘐𑘿𑘠𑘰𑘐𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠤᠺᢑᠾᠠᢗᠺᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡩᡠᡤᢡᠠ᠊ᠠᡤᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဒုဂ္ဓါဂြ (Burmese script)
- 𑦿𑧔𑦰𑧠𑧀𑧑𑦰𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐸𑐐𑑂𑐢𑐵𑐐𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଦୁଗ୍ଧାଗ୍ର (Oriya script)
- ꢣꢸꢔ꣄ꢤꢵꢔ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆶𑆓𑇀𑆣𑆳𑆓𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖲𑖐𑖿𑖠𑖯𑖐𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
- දුග්ධාග්ර (Sinhalese script)
- దుగ్ధాగ్ర (Telugu script)
- ทุคฺธาคฺร (Thai script)
- དུ་གྡྷཱ་གྲ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒳𑒑𑓂𑒡𑒰𑒑𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Compound of दुग्ध (dugdhá, “milk”) + अग्र (ágra, “top, summit; best part [of something]”), literally “top/best part of milk”.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /duɡ.dʱɑːɡ.ɾɐ/, [duɡ̚.dʱɑːɡ.ɾɐ]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /d̪uɡˈd̪ʱɑːɡ.ɾɐ/, [d̪uɡ̚ˈd̪ʱɑːɡ.ɾɐ]
Noun
दुग्धाग्र • (dugdhāgra) n
- cream
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of दुग्धाग्र (dugdhāgra) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | दुग्धाग्रम् dugdhāgram | दुग्धाग्रे dugdhāgre | दुग्धाग्राणि / दुग्धाग्रा¹ dugdhāgrāṇi / dugdhāgrā¹ |
Vocative | दुग्धाग्र dugdhāgra | दुग्धाग्रे dugdhāgre | दुग्धाग्राणि / दुग्धाग्रा¹ dugdhāgrāṇi / dugdhāgrā¹ |
Accusative | दुग्धाग्रम् dugdhāgram | दुग्धाग्रे dugdhāgre | दुग्धाग्राणि / दुग्धाग्रा¹ dugdhāgrāṇi / dugdhāgrā¹ |
Instrumental | दुग्धाग्रेण dugdhāgreṇa | दुग्धाग्राभ्याम् dugdhāgrābhyām | दुग्धाग्रैः / दुग्धाग्रेभिः¹ dugdhāgraiḥ / dugdhāgrebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | दुग्धाग्राय dugdhāgrāya | दुग्धाग्राभ्याम् dugdhāgrābhyām | दुग्धाग्रेभ्यः dugdhāgrebhyaḥ |
Ablative | दुग्धाग्रात् dugdhāgrāt | दुग्धाग्राभ्याम् dugdhāgrābhyām | दुग्धाग्रेभ्यः dugdhāgrebhyaḥ |
Genitive | दुग्धाग्रस्य dugdhāgrasya | दुग्धाग्रयोः dugdhāgrayoḥ | दुग्धाग्राणाम् dugdhāgrāṇām |
Locative | दुग्धाग्रे dugdhāgre | दुग्धाग्रयोः dugdhāgrayoḥ | दुग्धाग्रेषु dugdhāgreṣu |
Notes |
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Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “दुग्धाग्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 484.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “दुग्धाग्र”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 827