Etymology

dhoop

D2H4O1O1P3

Today it means: A form of extruded Indian incense, lacking a core bamboo stick. Full definition →

Hindi धूप ← Sanskrit धूप ← Proto-Indo-European *-os
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*-os
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromधूप
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromधूप
  4. English todaydhoop

Borrowed from Hindi धूप (dhūp), from Sanskrit धूप (dhūpa), from धूप् (dhūp, “to fumigate, perfume”, root) + Proto-Indo-European *-os.

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