Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دست (dast). Compare Bengali দস্ত (dosto), Gujarati દસ્ત (dast). Doublet of हाथ (hāth) and हस्त (hast).

Noun

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दस्त (dastm (Urdu spelling دست)

  1. (anatomy) hand (in compounds)
  2. diarrhoea
  3. a cubit

Declension

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