દૂધ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• દુધુ (dudhu), દૂધુ (dūdhu) — childish
• દૂધડુ (dūdhḍu) — poetic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰugʰ-tó-s

Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha)

Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha)

Old Gujarati दूध (dūdha)

Gujarati દૂધ (dūdh)

Inherited from Old Gujarati दूध (dūdha), from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugʰ-tó-s. Doublet of દુગ્ધ (dugdh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ud̪ʱ/
• Rhymes: -ud̪ʱ
• Hyphenation: દૂધ

Noun

દૂધ • (dūdh) n

1. milk

   Synonyms: દુગ્ધ (dugdh), ખીર (khīr), ક્ષીર (kṣīr), શીર (śīr)

2. (by extension) milk; sap of certain plants
3. (figuratively) family; race; creed; caste

Declension

Declension of દૂધ
	singular	plural
nominative	દૂધ (dūdh)	દૂધો (dūdho)
oblique	દૂધ (dūdh)	દૂધો (dūdho)
vocative	દૂધ (dūdh)	દૂધો (dūdho)
instrumental	દૂધે (dūdhe)	દૂધોએ (dūdhoe)
locative	દૂધે (dūdhe)	દૂધોએ (dūdhoe)

Further reading

• “દૂધ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.