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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dahi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /d̪ə.ɦiː/ (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia)
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  • [d̪ɐ.ɦiː] (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi दही (dahī) / Urdu دَہِی (dahī)), from Old Hindi दही (dahī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of tyre.

Meanings

  1. (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, uncountable) A yogurt or fermented milk product.

Deriveds

dahi puri

Synonyms

curd