धुआँ

See also: धुआ and धूआँ

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • धुँआ (dhũā), धूआँ (dhūā̃), धूँआ (dhū̃ā)
  • धुआ (dhuā), धूआ (dhūā) — pronunciation spelling

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-
    Proto-Indo-European *-mós
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás
    Sanskrit धूम (dhūma)
    Hindi धुआँ (dhuā̃)

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀫 (dhūma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit धूम (dhūma). Doublet of धूम (dhūm).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱʊ.ɑ̃ː/, [d̪ʱʊ.ä̃ː], /d̪ʱuː.ɑ̃ː/, [d̪ʱuː.ä̃ː]
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    Noun

    धुआँ • (dhuā̃) m (Urdu spelling دھواں)

    1. smoke

    Declension

    Declension of धुआँ (masc ind ā̃-stem)
    singular plural
    direct धुआँ
    dhuā̃     		धुएँ
    dhuẽ
    oblique धुएँ
    dhuẽ     		धुओं
    dhuõ
    vocative धुएँ
    dhuẽ     		धुओं
    dhuõ

    References

    • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धुआँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धुआँ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
    • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धुआँ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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