दोग्धि
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰti, from *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τεύχω (teúkhō), Old English dugan.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d̪ɐ́wɡ.d̪ʱi/, [d̪ɐ́wɡ̚.d̪ʱi]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd̪oːɡ.d̪ʱi/, [ˈd̪oːɡ̚.d̪ʱi]
Verb
दोग्धि • (dógdhi) (root दुह्, class 2, type P)
- to milk (a cow or an udder)
- (figuratively) to take advantage of, to enjoy
- to squeeze out, extract
- to draw anything out of another thing (with accusative)
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
Related terms
- दुह् (dúh)
- दुग्ध (dugdhá)