duh

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

duh

  1. Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
    It's hot in the desert. - Well, duh!
  2. Indication of mock stupidity.
    Duhhh, I'm Jasmine, I can't even tie my shoe laces right!

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Czech[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Czech duh, from Proto-Slavic *dǫ̀gъ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce something useful, to be strong”)[1].

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

duh m inan

  1. Used only in the phrase:
    jít/sloužit někomu k duhu ― to do someone good
Declension[edit]
Declension of duh (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative duh duhy
genitive duhu duhů
dative duhu duhům
accusative duh duhy
vocative duhu duhy
locative duhu duzích
instrumental duhem duhy
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

duh f

  1. genitive plural of duha

References[edit]

  1. ^
    2012, Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník‎[1], 2nd, nezm. vyd edition, Praha: Leda, →ISBN, →OCLC:

Further reading[edit]

  • duh in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • duh in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • duh in Internetová jazyková příručka

Indonesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʊh]
  • Hyphenation: duh

Etymology 1[edit]

Interjection[edit]

duh (first-person possessive duhku, second-person possessive duhmu, third-person possessive duhnya)

  1. Aphetic form of aduh

Etymology 2[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese duh (“juice, sap, oil”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“sap, juice”). Doublet of juruh.

Noun[edit]

duh (first-person possessive duhku, second-person possessive duhmu, third-person possessive duhnya)

  1. (medicine, pathology) discharge: pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
    Keluhan duh tubuh vagina abnormal biasanya disebabkan oleh radang vagina, tetapi dapat pula akibat radang serviks yang mukopurulen.[1] ― Abnormal vaginal discharge complaint usually can be caused of vaginal inflammation, but can be caused of mucopurulent cervical inflammation.
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Direktorat Jenderal Pengendalian Penyakit dan Penyehatan Lingkungan (2015) Pedoman Nasional Penanganan Infeksi Menular Seksual 2015 [National Guideline for Sexual Transmitted Infection Management 2015], Jakarta: Kementerian Kesehatan, →ISBN, page 37

Further reading[edit]

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“sap, juice”). Doublet of juruh.

Noun[edit]

duh

  1. juice
  2. sap
  3. oil (for a lamp)

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Indonesian: duh (“discharge”) (learned)

References[edit]

  • "duh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German tun, Dutch doen, English do.

Verb[edit]

duh

  1. to do

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of duh
infinitive duh
past participle hot geduh
future tense waerd duh
present tense
1st person singular duh
2nd person singular duhscht
3rd person singular dutt
1st person  plural duhne
2nd person plural dutt
3rd person plural duhne
subjunctive mood
1st person singular daet
2nd person singular daetscht
3rd person singular daet
1st person  plural daede
2nd person plural daet
3rd person plural daede
imperative duh

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic доухъ (duxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

duh n (plural duhuri)

  1. spirit
    Synonyms: spirit, suflet
  2. ghost
    Synonyms: fantomă, stafie, nălucă

Declension[edit]

Declension of duh
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) duh duhul (niște) duhuri duhurile
genitive/dative (unui) duh duhului (unor) duhuri duhurilor
vocative duhule duhurilor

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sh

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dȕh m (Cyrillic spelling ду̏х)

  1. ghost, spirit
    Ja sam duh iz Aladinove lampe.
    I am the ghost from Aladin's lamp.
    Duh Sveti
    the holy spirit
  2. spirit
    u zdravom tijelu, zdrav duh
    mens sana in corpore sano
    (literally, “in a healthy body, a healthy spirit”)

Declension[edit]

Declension of duh
singular plural
nominative dȕh dùhovi / dȕsi
genitive duha dùhōvā
dative duhu dùhovima / dȕsima
accusative duha dùhove
vocative dȕše dùhovi / dȕsi
locative duhu dùhovima / dȕsima
instrumental duhom dùhovima / dȕsima

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “duh” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Shabo[edit]

Noun[edit]

duh

  1. breast

Slovene[edit]

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dúːx/
  • Hyphenation: duh

Noun[edit]

dȗh m anim or m inan

  1. (animate) ghost (spirit appearing after death)
  2. (animate) soul
    Synonym: duša
  3. (animate) ability, capability
    Synonyms: sposobnost, zmožnost, žilica
  4. (figurative, animate) capable person[→SSKJ]
  5. (rare, animate) mindset
    Synonym: miselnost
  6. (rare, animate) atmosphere, mood[→SSKJ]
    Synonym: vzdušje
  7. (philosophy, animate) spirit
  8. (archaic, inanimate) smell, scent
    Synonym: vonj
  9. (obsolete, inanimate) smell (sense that detects odours)

Declension[edit]


  • animate senses
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, animate, -ov- infix), long mixed accent
nom. sing. dȗh
gen. sing. duhȃ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		dȗh duhȏva, duhȃ duhȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		duhȃ duhóv duhóv
dative
dajȃlnik 		dȗhu, dȗhi duhȏvoma, duhȏvama duhȏvom, dȗhȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik 		duhȃ duhȏva, duhȃ duhȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		dȗhu, dȗhi duhȏvih duhȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		dȗhom duhȏvoma, duhȏvama duhȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		dȗh duhȏva, duhȃ duhȏvi



  • inanimate senses, usual
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate), fixed accent
nom. sing. dȗh
gen. sing. dȗha
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		dȗh dȗha dȗhi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		dȗha dȗhov dȗhov
dative
dajȃlnik 		dȗhu, dȗhi dȗhoma, dȗhama dȗhom, dȗham
accusative
tožȋlnik 		dȗh dȗha dȗhe
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		dȗhu, dȗhi dȗhih, dȗhah dȗhih, dȗhah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		dȗhom dȗhoma, dȗhama dȗhi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		dȗh dȗha dȗhi



  • inanimate senses, less common
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix), long mixed accent
nom. sing. dȗh
gen. sing. duhȃ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		dȗh duhȏva duhȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		duhȃ duhóv duhóv
dative
dajȃlnik 		dȗhu, dȗhi duhȏvoma, duhȏvama duhȏvom, dȗhȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik 		dȗh duhȏva duhȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		dȗhu, dȗhi duhȏvih duhȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		dȗhom duhȏvoma, duhȏvama duhȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		dȗh duhȏva duhȏvi


Derived terms[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • “duh”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “duh”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

duh

  1. Romanization of 𒂃 (duḫ)

Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Chinese 豆 (MC duwH).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

duh (1957–1982 spelling duƅ)

  1. bean; pea; nut
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