दूध

See also: दुध and द्ध

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪uːd̪ʱ/

Noun

दूध • (dūdh) m (Urdu spelling دودھ‎)

1. milk

Declension

Declension of दूध
	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

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

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

• James Thomas Molesworth (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

Etymology

From Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha).

Noun

दूध • (dūdh), pronounced दुद् (dud)

1. milk
2. breast