ਦਹੀ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of ਦਧਿ (dadhi). Cognate with Old Gujarati दही (dahī), Old Hindi दही (dahī), Old Marathi 𑘟𑘮𑘲𑘽 (dahīṃ), Middle Bengali দহী (dahī).
Noun
ਦਹੀ (dahī /dahīṃ/) m (Shahmukhi دَہِی)
- curds, coagulated milk, yogurt
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 150:
- ਵੁਠੈ ਘਾਹੁ ਚਰਹਿ ਨਿਤਿ ਸੁਰਹੀ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਦਹੀ ਵਿਲੋਵੈ ॥
- vuṭhai ghāhu carahi niti surahī sā dhana dahī vilovai.
- /vuṭṭhai ghāhu carahi niti surahī sā dhana dahīṃ vilovai./
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- When it rains, the cows always have grass to graze upon, and housewives can churn the milk into butter.
- ਵੁਠੈ ਘਾਹੁ ਚਰਹਿ ਨਿਤਿ ਸੁਰਹੀ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਦਹੀ ਵਿਲੋਵੈ ॥
Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਦਹੀਂ (dahī̃)
- Shahmukhi: دَہِیں (dahīṉ)
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਦਹੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 150.
- “ਦਹੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2023
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dádhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 351