dahi

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Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia/d̪ə.ɦiː/Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia[d̪ɐ.ɦiː]

noun

A yogurt or fermented milk product.

Similar
curd
OriginHindi दही ← Urdu دَہِی ← Old Hindi दही →
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Meanings

noundahi (uncountable)
  1. BangladeshIndiaNepalPakistanSouth AsiauncountableA yogurt or fermented milk product.

    Synonyms: curd

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA yogurt or fermented milk product.

Similar
curd

Origin

  1. Sanskritदधि
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀤𑀳𑀺
  3. Old Hindiदही
  4. Urduدَہِی
  5. Hindiदही
  6. Englishdahi

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi दही (dahī) / Urdu دَہِی (dahī)), from Old Hindi दही (dahī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of tyre.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

HadiHidahaid
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APA

dahi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dahi

MLA

“dahi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dahi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dahi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dahi.

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