धूमकेतु

See also: धूमकेतू

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धूमकेतु (dhūmaketu, literally “smoke-lamp”).

Noun

धूमकेतु • (dhūmketu) m

1. (astronomy) comet

   Synonym: पुच्छल तारा (pucchal tārā)

Declension

Declension of धूमकेतु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धूमकेतु dhūmketu	धूमकेतु dhūmketu
oblique	धूमकेतु dhūmketu	धूमकेतुओं dhūmketuõ
vocative	धूमकेतु dhūmketu	धूमकेतुओ dhūmketuo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ধূমকেতু (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬹᬫᬓᬾᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
• ধূমকেতু (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰳𑰦𑰎𑰸𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀽𑀫𑀓𑁂𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဓူမကေတု (Burmese script)
• ધૂમકેતુ (Gujarati script)
• ਧੂਮਕੇਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍂𑌮𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦹꦩꦏꦺꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂴𑂧𑂍𑂵𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಧೂಮಕೇತು (Kannada script)
• ធូមកេតុ (Khmer script)
• ຘູມເກຕຸ (Lao script)
• ധൂമകേതു (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᡠᡠᠮᠠᡬᡝᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘴𑘦𑘎𑘹𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠤᠤᠮᠠᢉᠧᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧕𑧆𑦮𑧚𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐹𑐩𑐎𑐾𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଧୂମକେତୁ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢹꢪꢒꢾꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆷𑆩𑆑𑆼𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖳𑖦𑖎𑖸𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ධූමකෙතු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩒𑩛𑩴𑩜𑩔𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚱𑚢𑚊𑚲𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
• தூ⁴மகேது (Tamil script)
• ధూమకేతు (Telugu script)
• ธูมเกตุ (Thai script)
• དྷཱུ་མ་ཀེ་ཏུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒴𑒧𑒏𑒹𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨃𑨊𑨢𑨋𑨄𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From धूम (dhūma) +‎ केतु (ketu), literally “smoke-lamp”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱuː.mɐ.kɐj.tu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuː.mɐ.keː.t̪u/

Noun

धूमकेतु • (dhūmaketu) stem, m

1. (astronomy) comet

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of धूमकेतु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धूमकेतुः (dhūmaketuḥ)	धूमकेतू (dhūmaketū)	धूमकेतवः (dhūmaketavaḥ)
accusative	धूमकेतुम् (dhūmaketum)	धूमकेतू (dhūmaketū)	धूमकेतून् (dhūmaketūn)
instrumental	धूमकेतुना (dhūmaketunā) धूमकेत्वा¹ (dhūmaketvā¹)	धूमकेतुभ्याम् (dhūmaketubhyām)	धूमकेतुभिः (dhūmaketubhiḥ)
dative	धूमकेतवे (dhūmaketave) धूमकेत्वे¹ (dhūmaketve¹)	धूमकेतुभ्याम् (dhūmaketubhyām)	धूमकेतुभ्यः (dhūmaketubhyaḥ)
ablative	धूमकेतोः (dhūmaketoḥ) धूमकेत्वः¹ (dhūmaketvaḥ¹)	धूमकेतुभ्याम् (dhūmaketubhyām)	धूमकेतुभ्यः (dhūmaketubhyaḥ)
genitive	धूमकेतोः (dhūmaketoḥ) धूमकेत्वः¹ (dhūmaketvaḥ¹)	धूमकेत्वोः (dhūmaketvoḥ)	धूमकेतूनाम् (dhūmaketūnām)
locative	धूमकेतौ (dhūmaketau)	धूमकेत्वोः (dhūmaketvoḥ)	धूमकेतुषु (dhūmaketuṣu)
vocative	धूमकेतो (dhūmaketo)	धूमकेतू (dhūmaketū)	धूमकेतवः (dhūmaketavaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: धूमकेतु (dhūmketu)
• → Kannada: ಧೂಮಕೇತು (dhūmakētu)
• → Malayalam: ധൂമകേതു (dhūmakētu)
• → Marathi: धूमकेतू (dhūmketū)
• → Tamil: தூமகேது (tūmakētu)
• → Telugu: ధూమకేతు (dhūmakētu)