# धूसर
## Hindi
### Etymology

From Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂.

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /d̪ʱuː.səɾ/, [d̪ʱuː.sɐɾ]

### Adjective

धूसर • (dhūsar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دھوسر)
* grey (of a color between black and white)

### Noun

धूसर • (dhūsar) m (Urdu spelling دھوسر)
* the color grey

#### See also

Colors in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text) :
| सफ़ेद (safed), श्वेत (śvet), ऊजर (ūjar) | धूसर (dhūsar), छाई (chāī) | काला (kālā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa), श्याम (śyām) |
| लाल (lāl), लोहित (lohit), सुर्ख़ (surx), राता (rātā); गहरा लाल (gahrā lāl), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī) | नारंगी (nāraṅgī), माल्टा (mālṭā); भूरा (bhūrā), पिङ्गल (piṅgal) | पीला (pīlā), पियर (piyar), पीत (pīt); मलाई (malāī) |
| नींबू (nīmbū), सुगा पंछी (sugā pañchī) | हरा (harā), हरित (harit) | |
| फ़िरोज़ा (firozā) | आकाशी (ākāśī), आसमानी (āsmānī) | नीला (nīlā), नील (nīl) |
| जामुनी (jāmunī); नील (nīl) | रानी (rānī); बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), जामुनी (jāmunī) | गुलाबी (gulābī), पाटल (pāṭal) |

## Marathi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d̪ʱu.səɾ/

### Adjective

धूसर • (dhūsar)
* grey (colour)

### References

* Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “धूसर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* ধূসৰ (Assamese script)
* ᬥᬹᬲᬭ (Balinese script)
* ধূসর (Bengali script)
* 𑰠𑰳𑰭𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀥𑀽𑀲𑀭 (Brahmi script)
* ဓူသရ (Burmese script)
* ધૂસર (Gujarati script)
* ਧੂਸਰ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌧𑍂𑌸𑌰 (Grantha script)
* ꦣꦹꦱꦫ (Javanese script)
* 𑂡𑂴𑂮𑂩 (Kaithi script)
* ಧೂಸರ (Kannada script)
* ធូសរ (Khmer script)
* ຘູສຣ (Lao script)
* ധൂസര (Malayalam script)
* ᢡᡠᡠᠰ᠌ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘠𑘴𑘭𑘨 (Modi script)
* ᢑᠾᠤᠤᠰᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧀𑧕𑧍𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐢𑐹𑐳𑐬 (Newa script)
* ଧୂସର (Odia script)
* ꢤꢹꢱꢬ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆣𑆷𑆱𑆫 (Sharada script)
* 𑖠𑖳𑖭𑖨 (Siddham script)
* ධූසර (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩮𑩒𑩛𑪁𑩼 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚜𑚱𑚨𑚤 (Takri script)
* தூ⁴ஸர (Tamil script)
* ధూసర (Telugu script)
* ธูสร (Thai script)
* དྷཱུ་ས་ར (Tibetan script)
* 𑒡𑒴𑒮𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨜𑨃𑨊𑨰𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

Possibly related to Latin fuscus.

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /dʱuː.sɐ.ɾɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /d̪ʱuː.s̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

### Adjective

धूसर • (dhūsara) stem (root ध्वंस्)
* grey (colour)

#### Derived terms

* धूसरक (dhūsaraka)
* धूसरत्व (dhūsaratva)

#### Descendants

* Pali: dhūsara
* Prakrit: 𑀥𑀽𑀲𑀭 (dhūsara)
** Northern:
*** Kumaoni: धुस्रो (dhusro), धुसेरो (dhusero)
*** Nepali: धुस्रो (dhusro)
** Eastern:
*** Assamese: দুহৰ (duhor)
*** ⇒ Odia: ଧୂସୁରିବା (dhusuribā)
Borrowed terms
* → Assamese: ধূসৰ (dhuxor) (learned)
* → Bengali: ধূসর (dhuśor) (learned)
* → Gujarati: ધૂસર (dhūsar) (learned)
* → Hindustani: dhūsar
** Hindi: धूसर
** Urdu: دھُوسَر
* → Marathi: धूसर (dhūsar) (learned)
* → Odia: ଧୂସର (dhusara) (learned)

### See also

Colors in Sanskrit · रङ्ग (raṅga) (layout · text) :
| श्वेत (śvetá), शुक्ल (śuklá), शुभ्र (śubhrá), धवल (dhavalá), कर्पूर (karpū́ra), गौर (gaura), | धूमल (dhūmala), धूसर (dhūsara), पलित (palitá), मलिन (malina), रजत (rajata), कपोतक (kapotaká) | कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa), काल (kāla), श्याम (śyāma), श्याव (śyāva), कज्जल (kajjala) |
| रक्त (rakta), रुधिर (rudhira), सिन्दूर (sindūra), अरुष (aruṣa), ताम्र (tāmra); रोहित (rohita), लोहित (lohita), कार्मिज (kārmija) | नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), कमल (kamala); कद्रु (kadru), बभ्रु (babhru), कपिश (kapiśa) | पीत (pīta), कषाय (kaṣāya), पिङ्गल (piṅgala); पाण्डु (pāṇḍu), हिरण्य (hiraṇya), |
| शादहरित (śā́daharita) | हरित (harita), पलाश (palāśa), शाद्वल (śādvala), मारकत (mārakata) | नील (nī́la) |
| कपोतक (kapotaká) | आकाशवर्ण (ākāśavarṇa) , राजावर्त (rājāvarta), वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya) | नील (nī́la), मेचक (mecaka), कालक (kālaka) |
| धूम्र (dhūmra); तुत्थ (tuttha) | शोण (śoṇa), नीललोहित (nīlalohita), कर्पूरगौर (karpūragaura), | पाटल (pāṭala), अरुण (aruṇa), ब्रध्न (bradhna), ब्रध्न (bradhna) |

### References

* Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 279-280
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhūsara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press