ધૂય

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati धूय (dhūya), from Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā), from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúǰʰitā ~ dʰugʰdʰā (“daughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”). Doublet of દુખ્તર (dukhtar), ધૂતા (dhūtā), and ધી (dhī). Cognate with Punjabi ਧੀ (dhī), Hindi धिया (dhiyā), Konkani धूव (dhūv).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʱu.jə/

Noun

ધૂય • (dhūya) f

  1. daughter
    Synonyms: પુત્રી (putrī), દુખ્તર (dukhtar), દીકરી (dīkrī), બેટી (beṭī)
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