दुहुनु

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪uːnu]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दुःनु
• IPA^(key): [d̪uu̯nu]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दुउनु

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दोहना (dohánā) Compare Hindi दोहनी (dohnī).

Adjective

दुहुनु • (duhunu)

1. milch; giving milk

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दुहे (duhé) Compare Hindi दुहना (duhnā).

Verb

दुहुनु • (duhunu)

1. (transitive) to milk
2. to unravel, untangle a twisted thread

Conjugation

Conjugation of दुहुनु [d̪ṳːnu]

Information
Stem			दुहु- [d̪ṳː-]
Conjugation type			1st conjugation: consonant-ending stem, regular.
Derivatives
Passive			दुहिनु [d̪uinu]
Non-finite forms
Infinitives			दुहुनु [d̪ṳːnu] दुहुन‍ [d̪ṳːnʌ]
Participles			Affirmative (+)	Negative (–)
	Conjunctive		दुहुएर [d̪ṳːeɾʌ] दुहुई [d̪ṳːi] दुहुईकन‍ [d̪ṳːikʌnʌ]	नदुहुएर‍ [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːeɾʌ] नदुहुई [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːi] नदुहुईकन‍ [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːikʌnʌ]
	1st Perfect	m. sing.	दुहुएको [d̪ṳːeko]	नदुहुएको [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːeko]
		f. sing.	दुहुएकी [d̪ṳːeki]	नदुहुएकी [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːeki]
		pl.	दुहुएका [d̪ṳːekä]	नदुहुएका [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːekä]
		high-resp.	दुहुनुभएको [d̪ṳːnu ͜ bʱʌeko]	नदुहुनुभएको [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnu ͜ bʱʌeko]
	2nd Perfect	normal	दुहुए [d̪ṳːe]	नदुहुए [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːe]
		high-resp.	दुहुनुभए [d̪ṳːnu ͜ bʱʌe]	नदुहुनुभए [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnu ͜ bʱʌe]
	Imperfect	normal	दुहुदा [d̪ṳːd̪ä] दुहुदै [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯] दुहुदो [d̪ṳːd̪o]	नदुहुदा [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːd̪ä] नदुहुदै [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯] नदुहुदो [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːd̪o]
		high-resp.	दुहुनुहुँदा [d̪ṳːnuɦũd̪ä] दुहुनुहुँदै [d̪ṳːnuɦũd̪ʌi̯] दुहुनुहुँदो [d̪ṳːnuɦũd̪o]	नदुहुनुहुँदा [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnuɦũd̪ä] नदुहुनुहुँदै [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnuɦũd̪ʌi̯] नदुहुनुहुँदो [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnuɦũd̪o]
	Infinitival	normal	दुहुने [d̪ṳːne]	नदुहुने [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːne]
		high-resp.	दुहुनुहुने [d̪ṳːnuɦune]	नदुहुनुहुने [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnuɦune]
	Absolutive		दुहुइ [d̪ṳːi]

Finite forms of दुहुनु [d̪ṳːnu]
Person			1st				2nd				3rd				2nd & 3rd
Pronoun			म SING.		हामी PL.		तँ LOW-RESP. SING.		तिमी MID-RESP.		ऊ LOW-RESP. SING.		उनी MID-RESP.		तपाईं / ऊहाँ HIGH-RESP.
			m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f
Present		+	दुहुछु [d̪ṳːt͡sʰu]		दुहुछौं [d̪ṳːt͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		दुहुछस् [d̪ṳːt͡sʰʌs]	दुहुछेस् [d̪ṳːt͡sʰes]	दुहुछौ [d̪ṳːt͡sʰʌu̯]	दुहुछ्यौ [d̪ṳːt͡sʰeu̯]	दुहुछ [d̪ṳːt͡sʰʌ]	दुहुछे [d̪ṳːt͡sʰe]	दुहुछन् [d̪ṳːt͡sʰʌn]	दुहुछिन् [d̪ṳːt͡sʰin]	दुहुनुहुन्छ [d̪ṳːnuɦunt͡sʰʌ]
		–	दुहुदिनँ [d̪ṳːd̪inʌ̃]		दुहुदैनौं [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		दुहुदैनस् [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌs]	दुहुदिनेस् [d̪ṳːd̪ines]	दुहुदैनौ [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌu̯]	दुहुदिनौ [d̪ṳːd̪inʌu̯]	दुहुदैन [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌ]	दुहुदिने [d̪ṳːd̪ine]	दुहुदैनन् [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌn]	दुहुदिनन् [d̪ṳːd̪inʌn]	दुहुनुहुँदैन [d̪ṳːnuɦũd̪ʌi̯nʌ]
Past	Simple	+	दुहुएं [d̪ṳːẽ]		दुहुयौं [d̪ṳːẽũ̯]		दुहुइस् [d̪ṳːis]		दुहुयौ [d̪ṳːeu̯]		दुहुयो [d̪ṳːjo]	दुहुई [d̪ṳːi]	दुहुए [d̪ṳːe]	दुहुइन् [d̪ṳːin]	दुहुनुभयो [d̪ṳːnu ͜ bʱʌjo]
		–	दुहुइनँ [d̪ṳːinʌ̃]		दुहुएनौं [d̪ṳːenʌ̃ũ̯]		दुहुएनस् [d̪ṳːenʌs]	दुहुइनेस् [d̪ṳːines]	दुहुएनौ [d̪ṳːenʌu̯]		दुहुएन [d̪ṳːenʌ]	दुहुइने [d̪ṳːine]	दुहुएनन् [d̪ṳːenʌn]	दुहुइनन् [d̪ṳːinʌn]	दुहुनुभएन [d̪ṳːnu ͜ bʱʌenʌ]
	Habitual	+	दुहुथें [d̪ṳːt̪ʰẽ]		दुहुथ्यौं [d̪ṳːt̪ʰẽũ̯]		दुहुथिस् [d̪ṳːt̪ʰis]		दुहुथ्यौ [d̪ṳːt̪ʰeu̯]		दुहुथ्यो [d̪ṳːt̪ʰjo]	दुहुथी [d̪ṳːt̪ʰi]	दुहुथे [d̪ṳːt̪ʰe]	दुहुथिन् [d̪ṳːt̪ʰin]	दुहुनुहुन्थ्यो [d̪ṳːnuɦun̪t̪ʰjo]
		–	दुहुदिनथें [d̪ṳːd̪inʌt̪ʰẽ]		दुहुदैनथ्यौं [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰẽũ̯]		दुहुदैनथिस् [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰis]	दुहुदिनथिस् [d̪ṳːd̪inʌt̪ʰis]	दुहुदैनथ्यौ [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰeu̯]	दुहुदिनथ्यौ [d̪ṳːd̪inʌt̪ʰeu̯]	दुहुदैनथ्यो [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰjo]	दुहुदैनथी [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰi]	दुहुदैनथे [d̪ṳːd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰe]	दुहुदिनथिन् [d̪ṳːd̪inʌt̪ʰin]	दुहुनुहुँदैनथ्यो [d̪ṳːnuɦũd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰjo]
	Unknown	+	दुहुएछु [d̪ṳːet͡sʰu]	दुहुइछु [d̪ṳːit͡sʰu]	दुहुएछौं [d̪ṳːet͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		दुहुएछस् [d̪ṳːet͡sʰʌs]	दुहुइछेस् [d̪ṳːit͡sʰes]	दुहुएछौ [d̪ṳːet͡sʰʌu̯]		दुहुएछ [d̪ṳːet͡sʰʌ]	दुहुइछे [d̪ṳːit͡sʰe]	दुहुएछन् [d̪ṳːet͡sʰʌn]	दुहुइछिन् [d̪ṳːit͡sʰin]	दुहुनुभएछ [d̪ṳːnu ͜ bʱʌet͡sʰʌ]
		–	दुहुएनछु [d̪ṳːenʌt͡sʰu]	दुहुइनछु [d̪ṳːinʌt͡sʰu]	दुहुएनछौं [d̪ṳːenʌt͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		दुहुएनछस् [d̪ṳːenʌt͡sʰʌs]	दुहुइनछेस् [d̪ṳːinʌt͡sʰes]	दुहुएनछौ [d̪ṳːenʌt͡sʰʌu̯]		दुहुएनछ [d̪ṳːenʌt͡sʰʌ]	दुहुइनछे [d̪ṳːinʌt͡sʰe]	दुहुएनछन् [d̪ṳːenʌt͡sʰʌn]	दुहुइनछिन् [d̪ṳːinʌt͡sʰin]	दुहुनुभएनछ [d̪ṳːnu ͜ bʱʌenʌt͡sʰʌ]
Future	Definite	+	दुहुनेछु [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰu]		दुहुनेछौं [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		दुहुनेछस् [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌs]	दुहुनेछेस् [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰes]	दुहुनेछौ [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌu̯]	दुहुनेछ्यौ [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰeu̯]	दुहुनेछ [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌ]	दुहुनेछे [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰe]	दुहुनेछन् [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌn]	दुहुनेछिन् [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰin]	दुहुनुहुनेछ [d̪ṳːnuɦunet͡sʰʌ]
		–	दुहुनेछैनँ [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ̃]		दुहुनेछैनौं [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		दुहुनेछैनस् [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌs]	दुहुनेछैनेस् [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌi̯nes]	दुहुनेछैनौ [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌu̯]		दुहुनेछैन [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ]		दुहुनेछैनन् [d̪ṳːnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌn]		दुहुनुहुनेछैन [d̪ṳːnuɦunet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ]
	Indefinite	+	दुहुउँला [d̪ṳːũlä]	दुहुउँली [d̪ṳːũli]	दुहुऔंला [d̪ṳːʌ̃ũ̯lä]		दुहुलास् [d̪ṳːläs]	दुहुलिस् [d̪ṳːlis]	दुहुऔला, दुहुलाउ [d̪ṳːʌu̯lä, d̪ṳːläu̯]	दुहुऔली, दुहुलेउ [d̪ṳːʌu̯li, d̪ṳːleu̯]	दुहुला [d̪ṳːlä]	दुहुली [d̪ṳːli]	दुहुलान्, दुहुनन् [d̪ṳːlän, d̪ṳːnʌn]	दुहुलिन्, दुहुनिन् [d̪ṳːlin, d̪ṳːnin]	दुहुनुहोला [d̪ṳːnuɦolä]
		–	दुहुओइनँ [d̪ṳːoi̯nʌ̃]		दुहुओइनौं [d̪ṳːoi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		दुहुओइनस् [d̪ṳːoi̯nʌs]		दुहुओइनौ [d̪ṳːoi̯nʌu̯]		दुहुओइन [d̪ṳːoi̯nʌ]		दुहुओइनन् [d̪ṳːoi̯nʌn]		दुहुनुहोओइन [d̪ṳːnuɦooi̯nʌ]
			नदुहुउँला [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːũlä]	नदुहुउँली [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːũli]	नदुहुऔंला [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːʌ̃ũ̯lä]		नदुहुलास् [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːläs]	नदुहुलिस् [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːlis]	नदुहुऔला, नदुहुलाउ [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːʌu̯lä, nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːläu̯]	नदुहुऔली, नदुहुलेउ [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːʌu̯li, nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːleu̯]	नदुहुला [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːlä]	नदुहुली [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːli]	नदुहुलान्, नदुहुनन् [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːlän, nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnʌn]	नदुहुलिन्, नदुहुनिन् [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːlin, nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnin]	नदुहुनुहोला [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnuɦolä]
Injunctive		+	दुहुऊँ [d̪ṳːũ]		दुहुऔं, दुहुऊँ [d̪ṳːʌ̃ũ̯, d̪ṳːũ]		दुही, दुहुएस् [d̪ui, d̪ṳːes]		दुह, दुहुओ [d̪uʌ, d̪ṳːo]		दुहुओस् [d̪ṳːos]		दुहुऊन् [d̪ṳːun]		दुहुनुहोओस् [d̪ṳːnuɦoos]
		–	नदुहुऊँ [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːũ]		नदुहुऔं, नदुहुऊँ [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːʌ̃ũ̯, nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːũ]		नदुही, नदुहुएस् [nʌ ͜ d̪ui, nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːes]		नदुह, नदुहुओ [nʌ ͜ d̪uʌ, nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːo]		नदुहुओस् [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːos]		नदुहुऊन् [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːun]		नदुहुनुहोओस् [nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːnuɦoos]
Imperative		+	—		—		दुही [d̪ui]		दुह, दुहुओ [d̪uʌ, d̪ṳːo]		—		—		दुहुनुहोस्, दुहुनोस् [d̪ṳːnuɦos, d̪ṳːnos]
		–	—		—		नदुही [nʌ ͜ d̪ui]		नदुह, नदुहुओ [nʌ ͜ d̪uʌ, nʌ ͜ d̪ṳːo]		—		—		नदुहुनुहोस्, नदुहुनोस् [nʌd̪ṳːnuɦos, nʌd̪ṳːnos]

Further reading

• “दुहुनु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018