धुआँ

See also: धुआ and धूआँ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀫 (dhūma), from Sanskrit धूम (dhūmá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”). Doublet of धूम (dhūm), a tatsama.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱʊ.ɑ̃ː/, [d̪ʱʊ.ä̃ː]
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Noun

धुआँ • (dhuā̃) m (Urdu spelling دھواں)

  1. smoke

Declension
Declension of धुआँ (masc ind ā̃-stem)
singular plural
direct धुआँ
dhuā̃		 धुएँ
dhuẽ
oblique धुएँ
dhuẽ		 धुओं
dhuõ
vocative धुएँ
dhuẽ		 धुओं
dhuõ

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धुआँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धुआँ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धुआँ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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