धूलि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂lis, from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”). Cognate with Lithuanian dúlis (“mist”) and Latin fūlīgō.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱuː.li/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱuː.l̪i/

Noun

धूलि • (dhūli) stem, f

1. dust, powder

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of धूलि
Nom. sg.	धूलिः (dhūliḥ)
Gen. sg.	धूल्याः / धूलेः (dhūlyāḥ / dhūleḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धूलिः (dhūliḥ)	धूली (dhūlī)	धूलयः (dhūlayaḥ)
Vocative	धूले (dhūle)	धूली (dhūlī)	धूलयः (dhūlayaḥ)
Accusative	धूलिम् (dhūlim)	धूली (dhūlī)	धूलीः (dhūlīḥ)
Instrumental	धूल्या (dhūlyā)	धूलिभ्याम् (dhūlibhyām)	धूलिभिः (dhūlibhiḥ)
Dative	धूल्यै / धूलये (dhūlyai / dhūlaye)	धूलिभ्याम् (dhūlibhyām)	धूलिभ्यः (dhūlibhyaḥ)
Ablative	धूल्याः / धूलेः (dhūlyāḥ / dhūleḥ)	धूलिभ्याम् (dhūlibhyām)	धूलिभ्यः (dhūlibhyaḥ)
Genitive	धूल्याः / धूलेः (dhūlyāḥ / dhūleḥ)	धूल्योः (dhūlyoḥ)	धूलीनाम् (dhūlīnām)
Locative	धूल्याम् / धूलौ (dhūlyām / dhūlau)	धूल्योः (dhūlyoḥ)	धूलिषु (dhūliṣu)

Descendants

• • Old Marathi: धूळि (dhūḷi)
    • Marathi: धूळ (dhūḷ)
• • Gujarati: ધૂળ (dhūḷ)
  • Hindi: धूल (dhūl), धूर (dhūr)
  • Romani: thuli
• → Kannada: ದೂಳು (dūḷu)
• → Khmer: ធូលី (thuulii)
• → Lao: ທຸລີ (thu lī)
• → Thai: ธุลี (tú-lii)
• → Malay: duli
  • Indonesian: duli