दारू
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دارو (dâru), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾlwkˈ /dārūg/, “drug, medicament”).
Pronunciation
Noun
दारू • (dārū) f (Urdu spelling دارو)
- liquor, wine, any alcoholic drink
- दारू पीना बुरी बात है।
- dārū pīnā burī bāt hai.
- It is bad to drink liquor.
- Synonym: शराब (śarāb)
- (obsolete) gunpowder
- Synonym: बारूद (bārūd)
- (obsolete or rare) medicine, medical treatment
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दारू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “दारू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دارو (dâru), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾlwkˈ /dārūg/, “drug, medicament”). Compare Gujarati દારૂ (dārū), Punjabi ਦਾਰੂ (dārū) / دارو (dārū).
Noun
दारू • (dārū) f
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “दारू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दारू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “दारू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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