दूज

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (duijja), from Sanskrit द्वितीय (dvitī́ya, “second”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dwitī́yas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwitī́yas, from Proto-Indo-European *dwi-t(i)-yos, from *dwi- (“two, apart”). Doublet of दूजा (dūjā) and दूसरा (dūsrā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪uːd͡ʒ/

Noun

दूज • (dūj) f

the second day of a paksha (half of a lunar month)
भाई दूज ― bhāī dūj ― Bhai Dooj

Declension

Declension of दूज
	Singular	Plural
Direct	दूज (dūj)	दूजें (dūjẽ)
Oblique	दूज (dūj)	दूजों (dūjõ)
Vocative	दूज (dūj)	दूजो (dūjo)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दूज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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