dahi en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /d̪ə.ɦiː/ (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia)
- (US) audio
- [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
- (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, uncountable) A yogurt or fermented milk product.