dahi

noun

da·​hi

ˈdəˌhē

plural -s

: the curd of soured curdled milk

Word History

Etymology

Hindi dahī, from Sanskrit dadhi sour milk; akin to Old Prussian dadan milk, Albanian djathë cheese, all by reduplication from the root of Sanskrit dhayati he sucks

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