ਦੁੱਧ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਦੁਧੁ (duddhu), from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha), further from PIE *dʰewgʰ-.
Pronunciation
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Noun
ਦੁੱਧ • (duddha) m (Shahmukhi spelling دُدّھ)
Declension
| 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
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dugdhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 366
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਦੁੱਧ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- “ਦੁੱਧ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026