धागा

Hindi

Etymology

Probably related to Prakrit 𑀥𑀭𑀕𑁆𑀕 (dharagga, “cotton”) and 𑀢𑀕𑁆𑀕 (tagga, “gold thread”). Turner suggests a relation to Persian درز (darz, “seam, suture”), and origin as Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑀸𑀕𑁆𑀕 (*dhāgga). Cognate with Punjabi ਧਾੱਗਾ (dhāggā), Nepali धागो (dhāgo), Marathi धागा (dhāgā), and Gujarati ધાગો (dhāgo).

Noun

धागा • (dhāgā) m

1. string, thread

Declension

Declension of धागा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धागा dhāgā	धागे dhāge
oblique	धागे dhāge	धागों dhāgõ
vocative	धागे dhāge	धागो dhāgo

See also

• रस्सी (rassī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धागा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 527