धूसर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂. Related to धुआँ (dhuā̃).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuː.səɾ/, [d̪ʱuː.sɐɾ]

Adjective

धूसर • (dhūsar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دھوسر)

1. grey (of a color between black and white)

Noun

धूसर • (dhūsar) m (Urdu spelling دھوسر)

1. the color grey

Declension

Declension of धूसर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धूसर dhūsar	धूसर dhūsar
oblique	धूसर dhūsar	धूसरों dhūsarõ
vocative	धूसर dhūsar	धूसरो dhūsaro

See also

Colors in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text)

सादा (sādā), उज्जर (ujjar), श्वेत (śvet), धवल (dhaval), गौर (gaur), शुक्ल (śukla), शुभ्र (śubhra), सफ़ेद (safed)	स्लेटी (sleṭī), छाई (chāī), धूसर (dhūsar), सुरमई (surmaī)	काला (kālā), साँवला (sā̃vlā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa), श्याम (śyām), श्याव (śyāv), स्याह (syāh)
लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx), राता (rātā); महरून (mahrūn), सिंदूरी (sindūrī), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī)	नारंगी (nāraṅgī), केसरी (kesrī), गेरुआ (geruā), भगवा (bhagvā), ज़ाफ़रानी (zāfrānī); भूरा (bhūrā), कत्थई (katthaī), मटिएला (maṭielā), चॉकलेटी (cŏkleṭī), ख़ाकी (xākī)	पीला (pīlā), बसंती (basantī), गंदकी (gandkī), ज़र्द (zard); गेहुँआ (gehũā), बादामी (bādāmī)
नींबू (nīmbū), अंगूरी (aṅgūrī), अमरूदी (amrūdī)	हरा (harā), सुग्गा (suggā), सब्ज़ (sabz)	चंदनी (candnī), पुदीनहरा (pudīnahrā); गाढ़ा हरा (gāṛhā harā), ज़ुमरुदी (zumrudī)
आकाशी (ākāśī), फ़िरोज़ा (firozā)	लाजवर्दी (lājvardī)	नीला (nīlā)
बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), ऊदा (ūdā)	रानी (rānī); जामुनी (jāmunī)	गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “धूसर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2479
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “धूसर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 343
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धूसर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 533

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱu.səɾ/

Adjective

धूसर • (dhūsar)

1. grey (colour)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধূসৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬹᬲᬭ (Balinese script)
• ধূসর (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰳𑰭𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀽𑀲𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဓူသရ (Burmese script)
• ધૂસર (Gujarati script)
• ਧੂਸਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍂𑌸𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦹꦱꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂴𑂮𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಧೂಸರ (Kannada script)
• ធូសរ (Khmer script)
• ຘູສຣ (Lao script)
• ധൂസര (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᡠᡠᠰ᠌ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘴𑘭𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠤᠤᠰᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧕𑧍𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐹𑐳𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଧୂସର (Odia script)
• ꢤꢹꢱꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆷𑆱𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖳𑖭𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ධූසර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩒𑩛𑪁𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚱𑚨𑚤 (Takri script)
• தூ⁴ஸர (Tamil script)
• ధూసర (Telugu script)
• ธูสร (Thai script)
• དྷཱུ་ས་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒴𑒮𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨃𑨊𑨰𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Possibly related to Latin fuscus.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱuː.sɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuː.s̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

धूसर • (dhūsara) stem (root ध्वंस्)

1. grey (colour)

Derived terms

• धूसरक (dhūsaraka)
• धूसरत्व (dhūsaratva)

Descendants

• Pali: dhūsara
• Prakrit: 𑀥𑀽𑀲𑀭 (dhūsara)
  • Northern:
    • Kumaoni: धुस्रो (dhusro), धुसेरो (dhusero)
    • Nepali: धुस्रो (dhusro)
  • Eastern:
    • Assamese: দুহৰ (duhor)
    • ⇒ Odia: ଧୂସୁରିବା (dhusuribā)

Borrowed terms

• → Assamese: ধূসৰ (dhuxor) (learned)
• → Bengali: ধূসর (dhuśor) (learned)
• → Gujarati: ધૂસર (dhūsar) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)
  • Hindi: धूसर (dhūsar)
  • Urdu: دھُوسَر (dhūsar)
• → Marathi: धूसर (dhūsar) (learned)
• → Odia: ଧୂସର (dhusara) (learned)

See also

Colors in Sanskrit · रङ्ग (raṅga) (layout · text)

श्वेत (śvetá), शुक्ल (śuklá), शुभ्र (śubhrá), धवल (dhavalá), गौर (gaurá)	धूमल (dhūmala), धूसर (dhūsara), पलित (palitá), मलिन (malina), रजत (rajata), कपोतक (kapotaká)	कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa), काल (kāla), श्याम (śyāma), श्याव (śyāva), कज्जल (kajjala)
रक्त (rakta), रुधिर (rudhira), सिन्दूर (sindūra), अरुष (aruṣa), ताम्र (tāmra); रोहित (rohita), लोहित (lohita)	नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), कमल (kamala); कद्रु (kadru), बभ्रु (babhru), कपिश (kapiśa)	पीत (pīta), कषाय (kaṣāya), पिङ्गल (piṅgala); पाण्डु (pāṇḍu), हिरण्य (hiraṇya),
शादहरित (śā́daharita)	हरित (harita), पलाश (palāśa), शाद्वल (śādvala), मारकत (mārakata)	नील (nī́la)
कपोतक (kapotaká)	आकाशवर्ण (ākāśavarṇa) , राजावर्त (rājāvarta), वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya)	नील (nī́la), मेचक (mecaka), कालक (kālaka)
धूम्र (dhūmra); तुत्थ (tuttha)	शोण (śóṇa), नीललोहित (nīlalohita)	पाटल (pāṭala), अरुण (aruṇa), ब्रध्न (bradhna)

References

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 279-280
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhūsara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press