धन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See ध्वन् (dhvan).[1]

Alternative forms

Root

धन् • (dhan)

  1. to sound
Derived terms
  • धनति (dhanati)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (to flow).[2] Cognate with Persian دنیدن (danidan, to walk pompously), Latin fōns (fountain), Tocharian A tsän- (to flow).

Alternative forms

  • धन्व् (dhanv)

Root

धन् • (dhan)

  1. to cause to run or move quickly
  2. to bear fruit
  3. to move or run
Derived terms
  • दधनत् (dadhanat)
  • दधन्ति (dadhanti)
  • दधन्युर् (dadhanyur)
  • दधन्वस् (dadhanvas)
  • धन (dhana)
  • धनयति (dhanayati)
  • धनयते (dhanayate)
  • धनिक (dhanika)
  • धनिष्ठ (dhaniṣṭha)
  • धन्य (dhanya)

References

  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 801
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 772-3
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