दारू

Borrowed from Persian دارو‎ (dâru), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾlwkˈ /dārūg/, “drug, medicament”).

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɾuː/

दारू • (dārū) f (Urdu spelling دارو‎)

1. liquor, wine, any alcoholic drink

   दारू पीना बुरी बात है।

   dārū pīnā burī bāt hai.

   It is bad to drink liquor.

   Synonym: शराब (śarāb)

2. (obsolete) gunpowder

   Synonym: बारूद (bārūd)

3. (obsolete or rare) medicine, medical treatment

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दारू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “दारू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

Borrowed from Persian دارو‎ (dâru), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾlwkˈ /dārūg/, “drug, medicament”). Compare Gujarati દારૂ (dārū), Punjabi ਦਾਰੂ (dārū) / دارو‎ (dārū).

दारू • (dārū) f

1. any alcoholic drink, alcohol

   Synonym: मद्य (madya)

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “दारू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “दारू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “दारू”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala