दही

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit दधि (dadhi). Cognate to Punjabi ਦਹੀਂ (dahī̃), Gujarati દહીં (dahī̃), Sindhi ڏهي‎ / ॾही (d̤ahī), Nepali दही (dahī), Bengali দই (dôi), Oriya ଦହି (dôhi), ଦଇ (dôi), Assamese দৈ (doi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɦiː/

Noun

दही • (dahī) f (Urdu spelling دہی‎)

1. curd, yogurt

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dádhi (6146)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit दधि (dadhi). Cognate to Konkani धंय.

Noun

दही • (dahī) n

1. curd, yogurt

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “दही”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “दहीं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dádhi (6146)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press