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dhoop

dhoop noun: a form of extruded Indian incense, lacking a core bamboo stick.

dhoop: a form of extruded Indian incense, lacking a core bamboo stick
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Noun

dhoop (countable and uncountable, plural dhoops)

  1. A form of extruded Indian incense, lacking a core bamboo stick.

Forms of dhoop

pluraldhoops

Origin of dhoop

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

Questions about dhoop

What does dhoop mean?
Dhoop means a form of extruded Indian incense, lacking a core bamboo stick.
What part of speech is dhoop?
Dhoop is a noun.
What is the plural of dhoop?
The plural of dhoop is dhoops.

Words near dhoop in the dictionary

  1. dhooly
  2. dhoon
  3. Dhoonidhoo
  4. Dhoonirehaa
  5. dhoons
  6. dhoop
  7. dhoops
  8. dhoor
  9. dhoora
  10. Dhoores
  11. dhoorki

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