دارو

Borrowed from Classical Persian دارو‎ (dâru, “medicine, drug, gunpowder”), itself derived from Middle Persian dʾlwkˈ (dārūg, “drug, medicament”). The sense of "alcohol" is semantically influenced by Hindustani.

• IPA^(key): /dɑˈru/

دارو • (dârû) m

1. (slang) alcohol
2. (rare) medicine, drug (medication), medication

• درمل‎ (darmal)

From Middle Persian dʾlwkˈ (dārūg, “drug, medicament”).

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دارو • (dâru) (plural داروها‎ (dâru-hâ))

1. medicine, drug, medication
2. gunpowder

• دوا‎ (davâ)
• درمان‎ (darmân)

• سم‎ (samm)

• دارویی / داروئی‎ (dâruyi)
• داروخانه‎ (dâruxâne)
• داروساز‎ (dârusâz)
• داروسازی‎ (dârusâzi)

• → Kazakh: дәрі (därı), дәру (däru)
• → Bengali: দারু (daru)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दारू (dārū)

  Urdu: دارو‎ (dārū)

• → Marathi: दारू (dārū)
• → Pashto: دارو‎ (dârû)

Borrowed from Classical Persian دارو‎ (dâru, “medicine, drug, gunpowder”), itself derived from Middle Persian dʾlwkˈ (dārūg, “drug, medicament”).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɾuː/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɾuː/

دارو • (dārū) f (Hindi spelling दारू)

1. (health) medicine, drug, medication
2. remedy, cure
3. liquor, spirits, alcohol
4. wine
5. gunpowder

From Sanskrit दारु (dāru), from Sanskrit root दृ (dṛ). Cognate with Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs), Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺 (d-a-ru-u-v /dāruv/), Old English trēow (whence English tree).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɾuː/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɾuː/

دارو • (dāru) m (Hindi spelling दारु)

1. wood
2. timber