दूज

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (duijja), from Sanskrit द्वितीय (dvitī́ya, “second”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-European *dwitíyos, from *dwi- (“two, apart”). Doublet of दूजा (dūjā) and दूसरा (dūsrā).

Pronunciation

Noun

दूज • (dūj) f (Urdu spelling دوج)

  1. (Hinduism) Dvitiya, the second day of a paksha (half of a lunar month)
    भाईदूज ― bhāīdūj ― Bhai Dooj

Declension

Declension of दूज (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दूज
dūj 		दूजें
dūjẽ
oblique दूज
dūj 		दूजों
dūjõ
vocative दूज
dūj 		दूजो
dūjo

References

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