दधि

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰé-dʰh₁-i (curdled milk), from *dʰeh₁(y)- (to nurse, suckle). Cognate with Albanian djathë (cheese).

Pronunciation

Noun

दधि (dádhi) n

  1. coagulated or curdled milk; curd, yoghurt
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.51.7:
      सुता इन्द्राय वायवे सोमासो दध्य्आशिरः ।
      sutā indrāya vāyave somāso dadhyāśiraḥ .
      Soma juices, mixed with curd are pressed out for Indra and Vāyu

Declension

Neuter i-stem declension of दधि (dadhi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दधि
dadhi
दधिनी
dadhinī
दधी / दधि / दधीनि¹
dadhī / dadhi / dadhīni¹
Vocative दधि / दधे
dadhi / dadhe
दधिनी
dadhinī
दधी / दधि / दधीनि¹
dadhī / dadhi / dadhīni¹
Accusative दधि
dadhi
दधिनी
dadhinī
दधी / दधि / दधीनि¹
dadhī / dadhi / dadhīni¹
Instrumental दधिना / दध्या²
dadhinā / dadhyā²
दधिभ्याम्
dadhibhyām
दधिभिः
dadhibhiḥ
Dative दधये / दध्ये³
dadhaye / dadhye³
दधिभ्याम्
dadhibhyām
दधिभ्यः
dadhibhyaḥ
Ablative दधेः / दधिनः¹ / दध्यः³
dadheḥ / dadhinaḥ¹ / dadhyaḥ³
दधिभ्याम्
dadhibhyām
दधिभ्यः
dadhibhyaḥ
Genitive दधेः / दधिनः¹ / दध्यः³
dadheḥ / dadhinaḥ¹ / dadhyaḥ³
दधिनोः
dadhinoḥ
दधीनाम्
dadhīnām
Locative दधिनि
dadhini
दधिनोः
dadhinoḥ
दधिषु
dadhiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit
  • ²Vedic
  • ³Less common

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Pali: dadhi
  • Prakrit: 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi), 𑀤𑀳𑀺𑀅 (dahia) (see there for further descendants)
  • Malay: dadih
  • Telugu: దధి (dadhi)
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