दूध

दूध

See also: दुध and द्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdhá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪uːd̪ʱ/

Noun

दूध • (dūdh) m (Urdu spelling دودھ‎)

1. milk

Declension

Declension of दूध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दूध dūdh	दूध dūdh
oblique	दूध dūdh	दूधों dūdhõ
vocative	दूध dūdh	दूधो dūdho

Synonyms

• शीर (śīr)

Descendants

• → Gulf Arabic: ديد‎ (dēd)

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi दूध (dūdha), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha).

Pronunciation

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Noun

दूध • (dūdh) n

1. milk
2. the milky sap of plants
3. an emulsion of the cocoanut or other oily kernels or seeds
4. the early white substance in the ear which grows and hardens into rice
5. bubby

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दूध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dugdhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Nepali

Alternative forms

• दुद (dud), दुध (dudh)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha)[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ud̪]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दुद्

Noun

दूध • (dūdh)

1. milk

   Synonym: ओलन (olan)

2. breast

   Synonyms: स्तन (stan), कुच (kuc)

3. the milky sap of plants

   Synonym: चोप (cop)

Declension

Declension of दूध
	Singular
nominative	दूध [d̪ud̪]
accusative	दूधलाई [d̪ud̪läi]
instrumental/ergative	दूधले [d̪ud̪le]
dative	दूधलाई [d̪ud̪läi]
ablative	दूधबाट [d̪ud̪̚bäʈʌ]
genitive	दूधको [d̪ud̪̚ko]
locative	दूधमा [d̪ud̪mä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Derived terms

• दूध फाट्नु (dūdh phāṭnu)

References

1. “दूध”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “दूध”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• “दूध”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018