दस्तूर (dastoor)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'custom' or 'practice' -- what is customarily done, whether in a family, region, or generally in life.
Sense
1
:
custom, established practice
noun, masculine
Synonyms: रिवाज़ (rivaaz), रीति (riiti, formal), परंपरा (parampraa, tradition, broader in scope), चलन (chalan)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear दस्तूर (dastoor) a lot in the context of shaadi-byaah (shaadii-byaah, weddings) and festival customs -- someone explaining a ritual might simply say यह हमारा दस्तूर है (yah hamaaraa dastoor hai, 'this is our custom'), closing the topic without needing further justification. It carries a gentle, accepting tone, as if customs don't need to be logical, only followed.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for परंपरा (parampraa) when दस्तूर (dastoor) would sound more natural -- दस्तूर (dastoor) fits everyday practices (like who greets whom first, or how a family celebrates a festival) while परंपरा (parampraa) leans toward bigger, inherited traditions. 2) It commonly appears in the fixed phrase यही दस्तूर है (yahii dastoor hai, 'that's just how it's done') -- learners sometimes translate this too literally instead of recognizing it as a shrug-like explanation for why something is the way it is.
Sample Sentences:
यह हमारा दस्तूर है।
This is our custom.
(yah hamaaraa dastoor hai।)
शादी में दुल्हन को लाल जोड़ा पहनना पड़ता है, यही पुराना दस्तूर है।
In a wedding the bride has to wear a red outfit -- that's just the old custom.
(shaadii men dulhan ko laal jodaa pahannaa padtaa hai, yahii puraanaa dastoor hai।)
हमारे घर में यह दस्तूर हमेशा से चला आ रहा है।
This custom has always been followed in our family.
(hamaare ghar men yah dastoor hameshaa se chalaa aa rahaa hai।)
पुराने दस्तूर को तोड़ना इतना आसान नहीं होता।
Breaking an old custom isn't so easy.
(puraane dastoor ko todnaa itnaa aasaan nahiin hotaa।)
दादी ने कहा कि यह दस्तूर उनकी दादी के ज़माने से चला आया है।
Grandmother said that this custom has continued since her own grandmother's time.
(daadii ne kahaa ki yah dastoor unkii daadii ke zamaane se chalaa aayaa hai।)
काश हम इस दस्तूर को बदल पाते।
If only we could change this custom.
(kaash ham is dastoor ko badal paate।)
अगर यह दस्तूर न होता, तो शादी इतनी लंबी न चलती।
If this custom didn't exist, the wedding wouldn't drag on so long.
(agar yah dastoor n hotaa, to shaadii itnii lambii n chaltii।)
नई पीढ़ी शायद इस दस्तूर को न माने।
The new generation might not accept this custom.
(naii piidhii shaayad is dastoor ko n maane।)
इस इलाके में यह दस्तूर पीढ़ियों से मनाया जाता है।
In this region, this custom has been observed for generations.
(is ilaake men yah dastoor piidhiyon se manaayaa jaataa hai।)
दस्तूर के मुताबिक दुल्हा घोड़ी पर बैठकर आता है।
According to custom, the groom arrives sitting on a mare.
(dastoor ke mutaabik dulhaa ghodii par baithkar aataa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
दस्तूर
(dastoor)
(sg.m.oblique):
दस्तूर
(dastoor)
(pl.m.direct):
दस्तूर
(dastoor)
(pl.m.oblique):
दस्तूरों
(dastooron)