ددھ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (duddha), from Sanskrit दुग्ध (dugdha), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugʰ-tó-s.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d̪ʊ˦d̪ːə̆/
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    Noun

    دُدّھ • (duddhm (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੁੱਧ)

    1. milk
    2. (by extension) milk; sap of certain plants
    3. a woman's breast, nipple

    Declension

    Declension of ددھ
    singular plural
    direct دُدّھ (duddh) دُدّھ (duddh)
    oblique دُدّھ (duddh) دُدّھاں (duddhāṉ)
    vocative دُدّھا (duddhā) دُدّھو (duddho)
    ablative دُدّھوں (duddhoṉ) دُدّھاں (duddhāṉ)
    locative دُدّھے (duddhe) دُدّھِیں (duddhīṉ)
    instrumental دُدّھوں (duddhoṉ)

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دُدھّ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ددھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
    • ਦੁੱਧ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dugdhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press