धाय

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (dhattī), from Sanskrit धात्री (dhātrī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɑːj/, [d̪ʱäːj]

Noun

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धाय • (dhāy) f (Urdu spelling دھایْ)

  1. wet nurse
  2. foster mother
  3. midwife

Declension

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Declension of धाय (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धाय
dhāy 		धायें
dhāyẽ
oblique धाय
dhāy 		धायों
dhāyõ
vocative धाय
dhāy 		धायो
dhāyo

References

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  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “धाय”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
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