धब्बा

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धब्बा

/d̪ʱəb.bɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[d̪ʱɐb̚.bäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

From Prakrit *धब्ब (dhabba, “spot”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without cluster simplification, of unknown substrate origin. Cognate to Punjabi ਧੱਬਾ (dhabbā), Gujarati ધાબું (dhābũ), Nepali धब्बो (dhabbo).

noun dhabbā · دھبا · धब्बा · धब्बे · धब्बों

masculine stain, blemish
Similar: दाग़
figuratively, masculine disgrace, slander

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MLA

"धब्बा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

धब्बा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE

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"धब्बा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {धब्बा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}