dhut

Phalura

Etymology

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *đ‘€€đ‘€Œđ‘€ąđ‘†đ‘€ą (*dutta), perhaps from a variant of Sanskrit à€€à„à€Łà„à€Ą (tuáč‡áža, “beak, trunk, snout”). Cognate with Dameli dut (“lip”), Kalami ŰŻÙŰȘ (dut, “lip”), Wotapuri-Katarqalai [script needed] (dut, “mouth”), Torwali ŰŻÙÚŸÙˆŰȘ (dhĆ«t, “lip”), Shina [script needed] (dĆ«t, “lip”), with no exact cognates found outside Shinaic and Kohistani languages.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dhut/

    Noun

    dhut m (Perso-Arabic spelling ŰŻÙÚŸŰȘ)

    1. mouth

    Inflection

    Declension of dhĂșt (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative dhĂșt dhĂșta
    oblique dhĂșta dhĂștam

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “dhut”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tuáč‡áža”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 334

    Scottish Gaelic

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Old Irish duit. Cognates include Irish duit.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ÉŁuhtÌȘ/[1]
    • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ÉŁuʰtÌȘ/[2]
    • (Argyll) IPA(key): /ÉŁuhtÊČ/ (as if spelled dhuit)

    Pronoun

    dhut

    1. second-person singular of do: to thee, for thee

    Inflection

    Personal inflection of do
    Person: simple emphatic
    singular first dhomh dhĂČmhsa
    second dhut dhutsa
    third m dha dhĂ san
    f dhi dhĂŹse
    plural first dhuinn dhuinne
    second dhuibh dhuibhse
    third dhaibh dhaibhsan

    References

    1. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) GĂ idhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: InstitiĂșid Ard-LĂ©inn Bhaile Átha Cliath
    2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap