दोहन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit दोहण n (dohaṇa), from Sanskrit दोहन n (dóhana, “milking”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáwǰʰanam, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰ-o-nom, from the root *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce”). Related to दूध (dūdh, “milk”) and दोहनी (dohnī, “a milk-pail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪oː.ɦən/, [d̪oː.ɦɐ̃n]

Noun

दोहन • (dohan) m (Urdu spelling دوہن)

1. milking
2. (figurative) exploitation

Declension

Declension of दोहन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दोहन dohan	दोहन dohan
oblique	दोहन dohan	दोहनों dohanõ
vocative	दोहन dohan	दोहनो dohano

Derived terms

• भयादोहन (bhayādohan, “blackmail”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दोहन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dohana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 376

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দোহন (Assamese script)
• ᬤᭀᬳᬦ (Balinese script)
• দোহন (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰺𑰮𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁄𑀳𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေါဟန (Burmese script)
• દોહન (Gujarati script)
• ਦੋਹਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦴꦲꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂷𑂯𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ದೋಹನ (Kannada script)
• ទោហន (Khmer script)
• ໂທຫນ (Lao script)
• ദോഹന (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠣᡥᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘻𑘮𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠣᠸᠠᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧜𑧎𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑑀𑐴𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଦୋହନ (Odia script)
• ꢣꣂꢲꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆾𑆲𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖺𑖮𑖡 (Siddham script)
• දොහන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩕𑪂𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚴𑚩𑚝 (Takri script)
• தே³ாஹந (Tamil script)
• దోహన (Telugu script)
• โทหน (Thai script)
• དོ་ཧ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒼𑒯𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨆𑨱𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáwǰʰanam, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰ-o-nom, from the root *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce”). By surface analysis, दुह् (duh) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

As adjective and sometimes as noun:

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́u̯.ɦɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪oː.ɦɐ.n̪ɐ/

Only as noun:

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐu̯.ɦɐ́.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪oː.ɦɐ.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

दोह॑न • (dóhana) stem (root दुह्)

1. giving milk, a milker
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. yielding profit

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दोह॑न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दोह॑नः (dóhanaḥ)	दोह॑नौ (dóhanau) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)	दोह॑नाः (dóhanāḥ) दोह॑नासः¹ (dóhanāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दोह॑नम् (dóhanam)	दोह॑नौ (dóhanau) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)	दोह॑नान् (dóhanān)
instrumental	दोह॑नेन (dóhanena)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नैः (dóhanaiḥ) दोह॑नेभिः¹ (dóhanebhiḥ¹)
dative	दोह॑नाय (dóhanāya)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नेभ्यः (dóhanebhyaḥ)
ablative	दोह॑नात् (dóhanāt)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नेभ्यः (dóhanebhyaḥ)
genitive	दोह॑नस्य (dóhanasya)	दोह॑नयोः (dóhanayoḥ)	दोह॑नानाम् (dóhanānām)
locative	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नयोः (dóhanayoḥ)	दोह॑नेषु (dóhaneṣu)
vocative	दोह॑न (dóhana)	दोह॑नौ (dóhanau) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)	दोह॑नाः (dóhanāḥ) दोह॑नासः¹ (dóhanāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दोह॑ना

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दोह॑ना (dóhanā)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नाः (dóhanāḥ)
accusative	दोह॑नाम् (dóhanām)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नाः (dóhanāḥ)
instrumental	दोह॑नया (dóhanayā) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नाभिः (dóhanābhiḥ)
dative	दोह॑नायै (dóhanāyai)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नाभ्यः (dóhanābhyaḥ)
ablative	दोह॑नायाः (dóhanāyāḥ) दोह॑नायै² (dóhanāyai²)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नाभ्यः (dóhanābhyaḥ)
genitive	दोह॑नायाः (dóhanāyāḥ) दोह॑नायै² (dóhanāyai²)	दोह॑नयोः (dóhanayoḥ)	दोह॑नानाम् (dóhanānām)
locative	दोह॑नायाम् (dóhanāyām)	दोह॑नयोः (dóhanayoḥ)	दोह॑नासु (dóhanāsu)
vocative	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नाः (dóhanāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दोह॑न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दोह॑नम् (dóhanam)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नानि (dóhanāni) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)
accusative	दोह॑नम् (dóhanam)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नानि (dóhanāni) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)
instrumental	दोह॑नेन (dóhanena)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नैः (dóhanaiḥ) दोह॑नेभिः¹ (dóhanebhiḥ¹)
dative	दोह॑नाय (dóhanāya)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नेभ्यः (dóhanebhyaḥ)
ablative	दोह॑नात् (dóhanāt)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नेभ्यः (dóhanebhyaḥ)
genitive	दोह॑नस्य (dóhanasya)	दोह॑नयोः (dóhanayoḥ)	दोह॑नानाम् (dóhanānām)
locative	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नयोः (dóhanayoḥ)	दोह॑नेषु (dóhaneṣu)
vocative	दोह॑न (dóhana)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नानि (dóhanāni) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

दोह॑न or दो॒हन॑ • (dóhana or dohána) stem, n (root दुह्)

1. milking
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
2. the result of milking
3. a milk-pail

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दोह॑न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दोह॑नम् (dóhanam)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नानि (dóhanāni) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)
accusative	दोह॑नम् (dóhanam)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नानि (dóhanāni) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)
instrumental	दोह॑नेन (dóhanena)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नैः (dóhanaiḥ) दोह॑नेभिः¹ (dóhanebhiḥ¹)
dative	दोह॑नाय (dóhanāya)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नेभ्यः (dóhanebhyaḥ)
ablative	दोह॑नात् (dóhanāt)	दोह॑नाभ्याम् (dóhanābhyām)	दोह॑नेभ्यः (dóhanebhyaḥ)
genitive	दोह॑नस्य (dóhanasya)	दोह॑नयोः (dóhanayoḥ)	दोह॑नानाम् (dóhanānām)
locative	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नयोः (dóhanayoḥ)	दोह॑नेषु (dóhaneṣu)
vocative	दोह॑न (dóhana)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नानि (dóhanāni) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of दो॒हन॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दो॒हन॑म् (dohánam)	दो॒हने॑ (doháne)	दो॒हना॑नि (dohánāni) दो॒हना॑¹ (dohánā¹)
accusative	दो॒हन॑म् (dohánam)	दो॒हने॑ (doháne)	दो॒हना॑नि (dohánāni) दो॒हना॑¹ (dohánā¹)
instrumental	दो॒हने॑न (dohánena)	दो॒हना॑भ्याम् (dohánābhyām)	दो॒हनैः॑ (dohánaiḥ) दो॒हने॑भिः¹ (dohánebhiḥ¹)
dative	दो॒हना॑य (dohánāya)	दो॒हना॑भ्याम् (dohánābhyām)	दो॒हने॑भ्यः (dohánebhyaḥ)
ablative	दो॒हना॑त् (dohánāt)	दो॒हना॑भ्याम् (dohánābhyām)	दो॒हने॑भ्यः (dohánebhyaḥ)
genitive	दो॒हन॑स्य (dohánasya)	दो॒हन॑योः (dohánayoḥ)	दो॒हना॑नाम् (dohánānām)
locative	दो॒हने॑ (doháne)	दो॒हन॑योः (dohánayoḥ)	दो॒हने॑षु (doháneṣu)
vocative	दोह॑न (dóhana)	दोह॑ने (dóhane)	दोह॑नानि (dóhanāni) दोह॑ना¹ (dóhanā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• गोदोहन (godohana, “cow-milking”)
• दोहनक (dohanaka)
• दोहनी (dohanī)
• दोहनिका (dohanikā)

Descendants

• Prakrit: दोहण (dohaṇa)
  • Assamese: দোহন (dühon)
  • Bengali: দোহন (dōhon), দোহনী (dōhoni)
  • Gujarati: દોહણું (dohṇũ), દોહણી (dohṇī)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: दोहन (dohan), दोहना (dohnā), दोहनी (dohnī), दूहनी (dūhnī)
    • Urdu: دوہن (dohan), دوہنا (dohnā), دوہنی (dohnī), دوہنی (dūhnī)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਦੋਹਨਾ (dohnā), ਦੋਹਨੀ (dohnī), ਦੁਹਣਾ (duhṇā), ਦੁਹਣੀ (duhṇī)

    Shahmukhi script: دوہنا (dohnā), دوہنی (dohnī), دہݨا (duhṇā), دہݨی (duhṇī)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “दोहन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0499.