धूर

See also: धारा, धुर, धुर्, and धुरा

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuːɾ/

Etymology 1

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Noun

धूर • (dhūr) f (Urdu spelling دھُور)

1. dhur (a unit of land area, equivalent to 1/20th of a बिसवा (bisvā) / कट्ठा (kaṭṭhā))

Declension

Declension of धूर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धूर dhūr	धूरें dhūrẽ
oblique	धूर dhūr	धूरों dhūrõ
vocative	धूर dhūr	धूरो dhūro

Alternative forms

• धुर (dhur)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit धूलि (dhūli); see धूल (dhūl) for more.

Noun

धूर • (dhūr) f (Urdu spelling دھُور)

1. Regional form of धूल (dhūl, “dust”)

Declension

Declension of धूर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धूर dhūr	धूरें dhūrẽ
oblique	धूर dhūr	धूरों dhūrõ
vocative	धूर dhūr	धूरो dhūro

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धूर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “धूर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘠𑘳𑘪𑘰𑘨 (dhuvāra, “chimney”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀫 (dhūma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-), from Sanskrit धूम (dhūmá, “smoke”) (compare Old Marathi 𑘠𑘳𑘽 (dhuṃ), Sanskrit धूमल (dhūmala)). Compare Konkani धुवोर (dhuvor), Hindustani دُھون٘وَر (dhū̃var) / धूँवर (dhū̃var), Sinhalese දුඹුලු (duᵐbulu), දුඹුල් (duᵐbul).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuɾ/, [d̪ʱuːɾ]

Noun

धूर • (dhūr) m

1. smoke

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “धूर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 74.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धूर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 443
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “धूर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1760.