दुख़्तर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دختر (duxtar). Compare Gujarati દુખ્તર (dukhtar). Cognate with Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ) and English daughter.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊx.t̪əɾ/, [d̪ʊx.t̪ɐɾ], /d̪ʊkʰ.t̪əɾ/, [d̪ʊkʰ.t̪ɐɾ]

Noun

दुख़्तर • (duxtar) f (Urdu spelling دختر) (rare)

1. daughter

   Synonyms: बेटी (beṭī), पुत्री (putrī)

2. girl

   Synonyms: कन्या (kanyā), लड़की (laṛkī)

Declension

Declension of दुख़्तर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दुख़्तर duxtar	दुख़्तरें, दुख़्तरान duxtarẽ, duxtarān
oblique	दुख़्तर duxtar	दुख़्तरों duxtarõ
vocative	दुख़्तर duxtar	दुख़्तरो duxtaro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुखतर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha