𑒠𑒰𑒑

Maithili

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dāğ, “sear, mark left by cauterization”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰégʷʰeti (“to burn”). Cognate with Sanskrit दाह (dāha). Compare Assamese দাগ (dag), Bengali দাগ (dag), Gujarati ડાઘો (ḍāgho), Hindi दाग़ (dāġ), Marathi डाग (ḍāg), Odia ଦାଗ (dagô), Punjabi ਦਾਗ਼ (dāġ), Sindhi داغُ (dāġu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [daːɡ]

Alternative forms: दाग

Noun

𑒠𑒰𑒑 • (dāga) m (Devanagari दाग)

stain, spot

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.