"dahi" meaning in English

See dahi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /d̪ə.ɦiː/ [Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia], [d̪ɐ.ɦiː] [Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-dahi.wav [US]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi दही (dahī) / Urdu دَہِی (dahī)), from Old Hindi दही (dahī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of tyre. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|inc-pro|iir-pro|ine-pro}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-}}, {{bor+|en|inc-hnd|-}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{bor|en|hi|दही}} Hindi दही (dahī), {{bor|en|ur|دَہِی}} Urdu دَہِی (dahī), {{der|en|inc-ohi|दही}} Old Hindi दही (dahī), {{der|en|pra-sau|𑀤𑀳𑀺}} Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi), {{inc-ext|hi|ka}} + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), {{der|en|sa|दधि|tr=dádhi}} Sanskrit दधि (dádhi), {{doublet|en|tyre#Etymology_2}} Doublet of tyre Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dahi (uncountable)
  1. (South Asia, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh) A yogurt or fermented milk product. Tags: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, uncountable Synonyms: curd [India]
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