दुग्धाग्र

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुग्धाग्र (dugdhāgra). By surface analysis, दुग्ध (dugdh) +‎ अग्र (agra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊɡ.d̪ʱɑːɡ.ɾᵊ/, [d̪ʊɡ.d̪ʱäːɡ.ɾᵊ]

Noun

दुग्धाग्र • (dugdhāgra) m

1. (rare) cream

   Synonym: मलाई (malāī)

Declension

Declension of दुग्धाग्र (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	दुग्धाग्र dugdhāgra
oblique	दुग्धाग्र dugdhāgra
vocative	दुग्धाग्र dugdhāgra

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुग्धाग्र”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দুগ্ধাগ্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬸᬕ᭄ᬥᬵᬕ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• দুগ্ধাগ্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰲𑰐𑰿𑰠𑰯𑰐𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀥𑀸𑀕𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဒုဂ္ဓါဂြ (Burmese script)
• દુગ્ધાગ્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਦੁਗ੍ਧਾਗ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦸꦒ꧀ꦣꦴꦒꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂳𑂏𑂹𑂡𑂰𑂏𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ದುಗ್ಧಾಗ್ರ (Kannada script)
• ទុគ្ធាគ្រ (Khmer script)
• ທຸຄ຺ຘາຄ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• ദുഗ്ധാഗ്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡠᡤᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘳𑘐𑘿𑘠𑘰𑘐𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠤᠺᢑᠾᠠᢗᠺᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧔𑦰𑧠𑧀𑧑𑦰𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐸𑐐𑑂𑐢𑐵𑐐𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଦୁଗ୍ଧାଗ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢣꢸꢔ꣄ꢤꢵꢔ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆶𑆓𑇀𑆣𑆳𑆓𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖲𑖐𑖿𑖠𑖯𑖐𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• දුග්‍ධාග්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩒𑩞 𑪙𑩮𑩛𑩞 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚰𑚌𑚶𑚜𑚭𑚌𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• து³க்³த⁴ாக்³ர (Tamil script)
• దుగ్ధాగ్ర (Telugu script)
• ทุคฺธาคฺร (Thai script)
• དུ་གྡྷཱ་གྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒳𑒑𑓂𑒡𑒰𑒑𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨃𑨍𑩇𑨜𑨊𑨍𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of दुग्ध (dugdhá, “milk”) +‎ अग्र (ágra, “top, summit; best part [of something]”), literally “top/best part of milk”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /duɡ.dʱɑːɡ.ɾɐ/, [duɡ̚.dʱɑːɡ.ɾɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪uɡˈd̪ʱɑːɡ.ɾɐ/, [d̪uɡ̚ˈd̪ʱɑːɡ.ɾɐ]

Noun

दुग्धाग्र • (dugdhāgra) stem, n

1. cream

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दुग्धाग्र (dugdhāgra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दुग्धाग्रम् dugdhāgram	दुग्धाग्रे dugdhāgre	दुग्धाग्राणि / दुग्धाग्रा¹ dugdhāgrāṇi / dugdhāgrā¹
Vocative	दुग्धाग्र dugdhāgra	दुग्धाग्रे dugdhāgre	दुग्धाग्राणि / दुग्धाग्रा¹ dugdhāgrāṇi / dugdhāgrā¹
Accusative	दुग्धाग्रम् dugdhāgram	दुग्धाग्रे dugdhāgre	दुग्धाग्राणि / दुग्धाग्रा¹ dugdhāgrāṇi / dugdhāgrā¹
Instrumental	दुग्धाग्रेण dugdhāgreṇa	दुग्धाग्राभ्याम् dugdhāgrābhyām	दुग्धाग्रैः / दुग्धाग्रेभिः¹ dugdhāgraiḥ / dugdhāgrebhiḥ¹
Dative	दुग्धाग्राय dugdhāgrāya	दुग्धाग्राभ्याम् dugdhāgrābhyām	दुग्धाग्रेभ्यः dugdhāgrebhyaḥ
Ablative	दुग्धाग्रात् dugdhāgrāt	दुग्धाग्राभ्याम् dugdhāgrābhyām	दुग्धाग्रेभ्यः dugdhāgrebhyaḥ
Genitive	दुग्धाग्रस्य dugdhāgrasya	दुग्धाग्रयोः dugdhāgrayoḥ	दुग्धाग्राणाम् dugdhāgrāṇām
Locative	दुग्धाग्रे dugdhāgre	दुग्धाग्रयोः dugdhāgrayoḥ	दुग्धाग्रेषु dugdhāgreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “दुग्धाग्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 484.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “दुग्धाग्र”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 827