दूधी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪uː.d̪ʱiː/
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit दुग्धिका (dugdhikā) (not attested outside of lexicographer's lists), from दुग्ध (dugdha, “milk”) + -इका (-ikā).[1] Cognate with Marathi दुध्या (dudhyā).
Note the similarly-shaped words for "gourd" in Western Asia, documented at Old Armenian դդում (ddum).
Noun
दूधी • (dūdhī) f (Urdu spelling دودھی)
- bottle gourd, calabash; fruit of the Lagenaria siceraria
- Synonyms: लौकी (laukī) (more common), घीया (ghīyā)
Declension
Declension of दूधी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दूधी dūdhī | दूधियाँ dūdhiyā̃ |
| oblique | दूधी dūdhī | दूधियों dūdhiyõ |
| vocative | दूधी dūdhī | दूधियो dūdhiyo |
Descendants
- → English: dudhi
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit दुग्धिन् (dugdhin).
Adjective
दूधी • (dūdhī) (indeclinable)
- milky, having milk
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “dugdhikā (6398)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press