દૂધી

Gujarati

દૂધી

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दुग्धिका (dugdhikā) (unattested outside of lexicographer's lists), from दुग्ध (dugdha, “milk”) +‎ -इका (-ikā). Note the similarly-shaped words for "gourd" in Western Asia, documented at Old Armenian դդում (ddum) (→ Romani dudum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪u.d̪ʱi/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

દૂધી • (dūdhī)

1. dudhi, bottle gourd, calabash; fruit of the Lagenaria siceraria

Related terms

• દૂધિયું (dūdhiyũ)

 

References

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