दूज
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (duijja), from Sanskrit द्वितीय (dvitī́ya, “second”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-European *dwitíyos, from *dwi- (“two, apart”). Doublet of दूजा (dūjā) and दूसरा (dūsrā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪uːd͡ʒ/
Noun
दूज • (dūj) f (Urdu spelling دوج)
- the second day of a paksha (half of a lunar month)
- भाई दूज ― bhāī dūj ― Bhai Dooj
Declension
Declension of दूज (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दूज dūj | दूजें dūjẽ |
| oblique | दूज dūj | दूजों dūjõ |
| vocative | दूज dūj | दूजो dūjo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दूज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press