ધૂપ

Gujarati

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (*dhuppā), from *𑀥𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*dhipp, to flicker, shine, root).[1]

Noun

ધૂપ • (dhūp) m or f

  1. the heat of the sun
    Synonyms: તડકો (taḍko), તાપ (tāp)
Derived terms
  • ધૂપકાલ (dhūpkāl, summer)
  • ધૂપછત્રી (dhūpchatrī, parasol)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धूप (dhūpa).

Noun

ધૂપ • (dhūp) m

  1. incense
Derived terms
  • ધૂપદાના (dhūpdānā, censer)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhuppā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Noun

ધૂપ • (dhūpa) stem, m

  1. Gujarati script form of धूप
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