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dahi

/d̪ə.ɦiː/ Bangladesh, India, Nepal
[d̪ɐ.ɦiː] Bangladesh, India, Nepal

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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.

noun

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, uncountable A yogurt or fermented milk product.
Similar: curd

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@misc{dahi_2026,
  title = {dahi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dahi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}