ਦੁੱਧ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha), further from PIE *dʰewgʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਦੁੱਧ • (duddha) m (Shahmukhi spelling دُدّھ)

1. milk

Declension

Declension of ਦੁੱਧ

	singular	plural
direct	ਦੁੱਧ (duddha)	ਦੁੱਧ (duddha)
oblique	ਦੁੱਧ (duddha)	ਦੁੱਧਾਂ (duddhā̃)
vocative	ਦੁੱਧਾ (duddhā)	ਦੁੱਧੋ (duddho)
ablative	ਦੁੱਧੋਂ (duddhõ)	—
locative	ਦੁੱਧੇ (duddhe)	ਦੁੱਧੀਂ (duddhī̃)
instrumental	ਦੁੱਧੇ (duddhe)	ਦੁੱਧੀਂ (duddhī̃)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦੁੱਧ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਦੁੱਧ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025