ډوډۍ
ḍoḍëy/ɖoˈɖəɪ/feminine
ډوډۍ (ḍoḍëy) is the Pashto word for bread.
While the literal meaning is baked dough made from cereals, ډوډۍ is also commonly used to refer to food or a meal in a general sense.
Meaning: baked dough made from cereals (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun ډوډۍ is feminine.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ḍoḍëy.
Did you know?
- In many Pashto-speaking households, bread is treated with such high respect that it is considered impolite to throw a piece of ډوډۍ into a trash bin.
- The Pashto word ډوډۍ was borrowed into Punjabi as ਢੋਡੀ to describe a specific type of bread.
- In many Pashtun households, the act of breaking ډوډۍ by hand is a culturally significant gesture of sharing and kinship, rather than using a knife.
Examples in context
- ډوډۍ ډېره خيسته ده.dodai dera khista da.The bread is very tasty.
- ډوډۍ په مېز باندې ده.dodai pa meiz bande da.The bread is on the table.
Example conversation
Zalmay and Zala are preparing a meal together.
- زلمای Zalmayزالا، ډوډۍ شته؟Zala, dodai shata?Zala, is there any bread?
- زالا Zalaهو، ډوډۍ په میز کې ده.Ho, dodai pa mez ke da.Yes, the bread is on the table.
- زلمای Zalmayډېره مننه، زه به یې وخورم.Dera manana, za ba ye wakhuram.Thanks a lot, I will eat it.
- زالا Zalaښه ده، په خوند یې وخوره.Kha da, pa khwand ye wakhura.Alright, enjoy eating it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bread” translations and entries ډوډۍ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ډوډۍ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
