दुहुनु

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪uːnu]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: दुःनु
  • IPA(key): [d̪uu̯nu]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: दुउनु

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दोहना (dohánā) Compare Hindi दोहनी (dohnī)[1].

Adjective

दुहुनु • (duhunu)

  1. milch; giving milk

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दुहे (duhé) Compare Hindi दुहना (duhnā)[2].

Verb

दुहुनु • (duhunu)

  1. (transitive) to milk
  2. to unravel, untangle a twisted thread
Conjugation

Further reading

  • दुहुनु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “दुहुनु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “दुहुनु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
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