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doogh

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /doːɡ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /duːɡ/
  • /doːɣ/ Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Central Asia
  • /duːɣ/ Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Central Asia
  • /doːɢ̥/ Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Central Asia
  • /duːɢ̥/ Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Central Asia
  • /dɵːʁ/ Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Central Asia
  • rhymes with -uːɡ

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noun

Meaning 1

A savory Persian yogurt drink with a mint flavor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian دوغ (duġ), from Classical Persian دوغ (dōġ).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թան (tʻan) — yogurt drink
  • Azerbaijani: ayran — yogurt drink
  • Georgian: აირანი (airani) — yogurt drink
  • Hindi: दोग़ (doġ) — yogurt drink
  • Japanese: ドゥーグ (dūgu) — yogurt drink
  • Central Kurdish: دۆ (do) — yogurt drink
  • Northern Kurdish: dew — yogurt drink
  • Kyrgyz: чалап (calap) — yogurt drink
  • Pashto: شوملې (šumle) — yogurt drink
  • Persian: دوغ (duġ) — yogurt drink
  • Russian: айра́н (ajrán) — yogurt drink
  • Russian: тан (tan) — yogurt drink
  • Russian: дуг (dug) — yogurt drink
  • Tajik: дӯғ (düġ) — yogurt drink
  • Turkish: ayran — yogurt drink
  • Ukrainian: тан (tan) — yogurt drink
  • Uzbek: ayron — yogurt drink