The corpus record — Sanskrit

dhenum

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Where it lives

Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 2 · 0.26/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. dhenü-

dhenü- f. Kuh, Milchkuh, weibliches Tier (RV +, s. GeRV I 380, ad RV 3,38,7a, AıGr 11 1,3f., 112,743), dhenukä- f. Mutterkuh (AV +), dhenustari-f. versiegende Kuh (Käth +; vgl. AiGr 11 2,603,609, III 174). - Mi., dard., ni., pä. dhenu- f. Milchkuh, usw. (Tu 6877 [mit Verweisen), TuAdd 6879). - Jir , jav. daenu- f. weibliches Tier, "Weibchen, vgl. khot. dizu Kuh, mp. denödag ‘female, milch’, chwaresm. öy(n) Frau … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. dhenü-, p. 850]

2. دهeنُ

dhenu mfn. milch, yielding or giving milk

In the wild

dhenum Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_5,8.1
dhenuṃ Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_5,9.1

Where it came from

Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. dhenü (vol. 1, scan p. 850; entry #7754).

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