দুধ
dudh/d̪ud̪ʱ/
The word for milk in Bengali is দুধ (dudh).
দুধ is the standard noun for the liquid milk. When talking about consuming milk, speakers frequently use the verb for 'to eat' (খাওয়া) rather than the verb for 'to drink'.
Meaning: liquid (noun)
Which one should you use?
While দুধ is the standard term, দুদু is a colloquial and informal variation used to ask for milk.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced dudh (/d̪ud̪ʱ/).
Did you know?
- The word দুধ shares a common ancestor with the English word 'daughter'. This is because the Proto-Indo-European root relates to the concept of 'nourishing' or 'milking'.
- In some traditional Bengali sweets, দুধ is reduced for hours to create 'khoya', a solid milk product that is a cornerstone of Bengali confectionery.
- In Bengali, দুধ can be used as a modifier for colors to describe a specific shade of pure, creamy white, similar to the English 'milky white'.
Examples in context
- তোর দুধটা খেয়ে নে।Drink up your milk.The first sentence shows how to use দুধ in a command to drink up.Tatoeba #5520012 by tanay, translation #32206 by CK
- তুই কি দুধ খাচ্ছিস?Are you drinking milk?The second sentence shows how to ask a question about consuming দুধ using a colloquial verb.Tatoeba #11651374 by robingaspi, translation #8789011 by deniko
- আমাকে একটু দুধও দেবেন।Give me some milk, too.The third sentence shows how to request দুধ.Tatoeba #3027334 by tanay, translation #250027 by CK
- আমি এক গ্লাস দুধ চাইI would like a glass of milk.
- দুধটা গরম করুন, দয়া করে।Please heat the milk.
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Example conversation
Tania and Rahul are having breakfast at home.
- রাহুল Rahulতানিয়া, তুমি কি দুধ খাবে?Tania, tumi ki dudh khabe?Tania, will you drink milk?
- তানিয়া Taniaহ্যাঁ রাহুল, আমাকে এক গ্লাস দুধ দাও।He Rahul, amake ek glas dudh dao.Yes Rahul, give me a glass of milk.
- রাহুল Rahulএই নাও তোমার দুধ।Ei nao tomar dudh.Here is your milk.
- তানিয়া Taniaধন্যবাদ, এটা খুব সুস্বাদু।Dhonnobad, eta khub sushadu.Thank you, it is very delicious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “milk” translations and entries দুধ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries দুধ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
