𑘠𑘳𑘽

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

• 𑘠𑘳 (dhu), 𑘠𑘳𑘃 (dhuī)

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀫 (dhūma), from Sanskrit धूम (dhūmá, “smoke”). Compare modern धूर (dhūr) with the -𑀭- (-ra-) extension, Old Punjabi ਧੂਂਉ (dhūṃu).

Noun

𑘠𑘳𑘽 (dhuṃ) m (Devanagari धुं)

1. smoke

Further reading

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “धुं”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 356.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhūmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 392