# duh
## English
### Alternative forms

* der, derr
* dur, durr

### Etymology

Imitative, possibly indicating stupidity by mocking the speech of an intellectually disabled person.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /dɜː/
* (US) IPA: /dʌ/
* (General Australian) IPA: /dʌ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɜː, -ʌ

### Interjection

duh
* Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
    It's hot in the desert. - Well, duh!
* Indication of mock stupidity.
    Duhhh, I'm Jasmine, I can't even tie my shoe laces right!

#### Synonyms

* obviously!
* doy
* no duh (Australian, American)
* no shit
* you don't say
* no kidding
* derp
* der (Australian)

#### Derived terms

* duh factor
* induhvidual
* well duh

#### Related terms

* d'oh
* huh
* oh
* ah

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* HUD, Hud, UHD, hud

## Czech
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech duh, from Proto-Slavic *dǫ̀gъ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce something useful, to be strong”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdux]
* Homophone: duch

#### Noun

duh m inan
* Used only in the phrase:
    jít/sloužit někomu k duhu ― to do someone good

##### Derived terms

* dužina
* duží
* dužnatý
* neduh
* neduživý

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

duh f
* genitive plural of duha

### References

* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2012) Český etymologický slovník‎ (in Czech), 2nd, nezm. vyd edition, Praha: Leda, →ISBN, →OCLC

### Further reading

* “duh”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “duh”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “duh”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Gagauz
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дух (dux).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /duh/

### Noun

duh (definite accusative duhu, plural duhlar)
* spirit
    Synonym: ruh
* (philosophy, religion) soul, spirit, geist
    Synonym: ruh

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdʊh]
* Hyphenation: duh
* Audio (Indonesia):(file)

### Etymology 1
#### Interjection

duh (uncountable)
* Aphetic form of aduh

### Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese duh (“juice, sap, oil”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“sap, juice”). Doublet of juruh.
* Construction of duh tubuh is a semantic loan from Dutch lichaamssap (“bodily fluid”, literally “body sap”). However, contemporary term for bodily fluid is cairan tubuh.

#### Noun

duh (uncountable)
* (medicine, pathology) discharge: pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
    Keluhan duh tubuh vagina abnormal biasanya disebabkan oleh radang vagina, tetapi dapat pula akibat radang serviks yang mukopurulen. ― Abnormal vaginal discharge complaint usually can be caused of vaginal inflammation, but can be caused of mucopurulent cervical inflammation.

##### Synonyms

* discaj (Standard Malay)

### References

* ↑ Direktorat Jenderal Pengendalian Penyakit dan Penyehatan Lingkungan (2015) Pedoman Nasional Penanganan Infeksi Menular Seksual 2015 [National Guideline for Sexual Transmitted Infection Management 2015] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Kementerian Kesehatan, →ISBN, page 37

### Further reading

* “duh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“sap, juice”). Doublet of juruh.

### Noun

duh
* juice
* sap
* oil (for a lamp)

#### Derived terms

* aduh
* aṅduhi
* maṅduh

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: duh (“discharge”) (learned)

### References

* ↑ Robert Blust (2013) The Austronesian languages (Pacific linguistics), Revised edition edition, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University (ANU), →ISBN, page 683

### Further reading

* "duh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Pennsylvania German
### Etymology

Compare German tun, Dutch doen, English do.

### Verb

duh
* to do

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | duh |
| past participle | hot geduh |
| future tense | waerd duh |
| | present tense |
| 1st person singular | duh |
| 2nd person singular | duhscht |
| 3rd person singular | dutt |
| 1st person plural | duhne |
| 2nd person plural | dutt |
| 3rd person plural | duhne |
| | subjunctive mood |
| 1st person singular | daet |
| 2nd person singular | daetscht |
| 3rd person singular | daet |
| 1st person plural | daede |
| 2nd person plural | daet |
| 3rd person plural | daede |
| imperative | duh |

## Romanian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic доухъ (duxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /duh/

### Noun

duh n (plural duhuri)
* spirit
    Synonyms: spirit, suflet
* ghost
    Synonyms: fantomă, stafie, nălucă

#### Derived terms

* Duhul Sfânt
* vorbă de duh

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dûx/

### Noun

dȕh m (Cyrillic spelling ду̏х)
* ghost, spirit
    Duh Sveti ― the holy spirit
    Ja sam duh iz Aladinove lampe. ― I am the ghost from Aladin's lamp.
* spirit
    U zdravom tijelu, zdrav duh. ― Mens sana in corpore sano. (literally, “In a healthy body, a healthy spirit.”)

#### Related terms

* dúša

### Further reading

* “duh”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Shabo
### Noun

duh
* breast

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dúːx/
* Hyphenation: duh

### Noun

dȗh m anim or m inan
* (animate) ghost (spirit appearing after death)
* (animate) soul
    Synonym: duša
* (animate) ability, capability
    Synonyms: sposobnost, zmožnost, žilica
* (figuratively, animate) capable person
* (rare, animate) mindset
    Synonym: miselnost
* (rare, animate) atmosphere, mood
    Synonym: vzdušje
* (philosophy, animate) spirit
* (archaic, inanimate) smell, scent
    Synonym: vonj
* (obsolete, inanimate) smell (sense that detects odours)

#### Declension

* animate senses
* inanimate senses, usual
* inanimate senses, less common

#### Derived terms

* dúhati
* duhọ́vən
* duhovȋt
* duhovȋtost
* duhọ́vnik
* duhọ́vski
* duhọ́vščina
* izdúhati
* podúhati
* zadúhati
* zdúhati

#### Related terms

* dúša
* dahnīti
* díhati

### Further reading

* “duh”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “duh”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references

## Sumerian
### Romanization

duh
* Romanization of 𒂃 (duḫ)

## Zhuang
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Zhuang) IPA: /tu˧/
* Tone numbers: du$^6$
* Hyphenation: duh

### Etymology 1

From Chinese 豆 (MC duwH).

#### Noun

duh (Sawndip forms 𭎞 or 荳 or 垜 or 𰶠, 1957–1982 spelling duƅ)
* bean; pea; nut

##### Derived terms

* duhbap
* duhbapfangz
* duhbatyangj
* duhbyaek
* duhciemz
* duhcwx
* duhdau
* duhdeih
* duhdoem
* duhdoemciemz
* duhfaex
* duhfaek
* duhfaekyangj
* duhfonx
* duhgaeujbieg
* duhgaeujhau
* duhgaeujhoengz
* duhgaeujndaem
* duhgoek
* duhgoekbya
* duhgyaj
* duhgyaiz
* duhgyauzhau
* duhhau
* duhhenj
* duhheu
* duhhoengz
* duhlanjdou
* duhlanhdouq
* duhluk
* duhmeuz
* duhnaz
* duhnamh
* duhnamhcaeux
* duhnamhfangz
* duhnaem
* duhnoh
* duhndaem
* duhngaz
* duhngad
* duhngaizhau
* duhngaizndaem
* duhrizndaem
* duhsan
* duhseiq
* duhsouhhau
* duhyangj
* duhyez

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Particle

duh (Sawndip forms 途 or 度, 1957–1982 spelling duƅ)
* of; 's (possessive marker, placed before the possessor)