धूमकेतु

See also: धूमकेतू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धूमकेतु (dhūmaketu, literally “smoke-lamp”).

Noun

धूमकेतु • (dhūmketu) m

1. (astronomy) comet

Declension

Declension of धूमकेतु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धूमकेतु dhūmketu	धूमकेतु dhūmketu
oblique	धूमकेतु dhūmketu	धूमकेतुओं dhūmketuõ
vocative	धूमकेतु dhūmketu	धूमकेतुओ dhūmketuo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ধূমকেতু (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬹᬫᬓᬾᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
• ধূমকেতু (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰳𑰦𑰎𑰸𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀽𑀫𑀓𑁂𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဓူမကေတု (Burmese script)
• ધૂમકેતુ (Gujarati script)
• ਧੂਮਕੇਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍂𑌮𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦹꦩꦏꦺꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂴𑂧𑂍𑂵𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಧೂಮಕೇತು (Kannada script)
• ធូមកេតុ (Khmer script)
• ຘູມເກຕຸ (Lao script)
• ധൂമകേതു (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᡠᡠᠮᠠᡬᡝᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘴𑘦𑘎𑘹𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠤᠤᠮᠠᢉᠧᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧕𑧆𑦮𑧚𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐹𑐩𑐎𑐾𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଧୂମକେତୁ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢹꢪꢒꢾꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆷𑆩𑆑𑆼𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖳𑖦𑖎𑖸𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ධූමකෙතු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩒𑩛𑩴𑩜𑩔𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚱𑚢𑚊𑚲𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
• தூ⁴மகேது (Tamil script)
• ధూమకేతు (Telugu script)
• ธูมเกตุ (Thai script)
• དྷཱུ་མ་ཀེ་ཏུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒴𑒧𑒏𑒹𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨃𑨊𑨢𑨋𑨄𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From धूम (dhūma) +‎ केतु (ketu), literally “smoke-lamp”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱuː.mɐ.kɐj.tu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuː.mɐˈkeː.t̪u/

Noun

धूमकेतु • (dhūmaketu) stem, m

1. (astronomy) comet

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of धूमकेतु (dhūmaketu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धूमकेतुः dhūmaketuḥ	धूमकेतू dhūmaketū	धूमकेतवः dhūmaketavaḥ
Vocative	धूमकेतो dhūmaketo	धूमकेतू dhūmaketū	धूमकेतवः dhūmaketavaḥ
Accusative	धूमकेतुम् dhūmaketum	धूमकेतू dhūmaketū	धूमकेतून् dhūmaketūn
Instrumental	धूमकेतुना / धूमकेत्वा¹ dhūmaketunā / dhūmaketvā¹	धूमकेतुभ्याम् dhūmaketubhyām	धूमकेतुभिः dhūmaketubhiḥ
Dative	धूमकेतवे / धूमकेत्वे¹ dhūmaketave / dhūmaketve¹	धूमकेतुभ्याम् dhūmaketubhyām	धूमकेतुभ्यः dhūmaketubhyaḥ
Ablative	धूमकेतोः / धूमकेत्वः¹ dhūmaketoḥ / dhūmaketvaḥ¹	धूमकेतुभ्याम् dhūmaketubhyām	धूमकेतुभ्यः dhūmaketubhyaḥ
Genitive	धूमकेतोः / धूमकेत्वः¹ dhūmaketoḥ / dhūmaketvaḥ¹	धूमकेत्वोः dhūmaketvoḥ	धूमकेतूनाम् dhūmaketūnām
Locative	धूमकेतौ dhūmaketau	धूमकेत्वोः dhūmaketvoḥ	धूमकेतुषु dhūmaketuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: धूमकेतु (dhūmketu)
• → Kannada: ಧೂಮಕೇತು (dhūmakētu)
• → Malayalam: ധൂമകേതു (dhūmakētu)
• → Marathi: धूमकेतू (dhūmketū)
• → Tamil: தூமகேது (tūmakētu)
• → Telugu: ధూమకేతు (dhūmakētu)