dahi

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See also: dâhi and d'ahi

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindustani دہی / दही (dahī), from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of tyre.

Noun

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dahi (uncountable)

  1. (South Asia) A yogurt or fermented milk product.
    Synonym: (India) curd

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Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic دَاهٍ (dāhin). Compare Turkish dâhi.

Adjective

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dahi (comparative daha dahi, superlative ən dahi)

  1. genius

Banjarese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dahi.

Noun

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dahi

  1. (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay dahi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdä.hi]
  • Hyphenation: da‧hi
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Noun

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dahi (first-person possessive dahiku, second-person possessive dahimu, third-person possessive dahinya)

  1. (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)
    Synonym: jidat

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Malay

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dahi

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *dahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqih, from Proto-Austronesian *daqiS. Cognate with Kavalan zais (face), Paiwan djaqis (forehead), Eastern Cham ꨖꨬ (dhei, forehead), Chamorro ha'i, Hawaiian lae.

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Noun

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dahi (Jawi spelling داهي, plural dahi-dahi, informal 1st possessive dahiku, 2nd possessive dahimu, 3rd possessive dahinya)

  1. (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: dahi

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Contraction

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dahi

  1. Obsolete spelling of daí.

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish دخی (dahı, dahi), from Old Anatolian Turkish داخى (daχï), from Proto-Turkic *t(i)akï.

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Adverb

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dahi

  1. even
  2. neither