ধন

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धन (dhana).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɔn/, [ˈd̪ʱɔn]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɔn/, [ˈd̪ʱɔn]
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Noun

ধন • (dhon)

  1. riches; wealth; goods
    Synonyms: সম্পদ (śompod), অর্থ (ortho), দৌলত (dōulot)
    ধন ধান্য পুষ্প ভরা
    dhon dhanno puśpo bhora
    filled with riches, rice and flowers
  2. (slang, vulgar) penis, cock, dick
    Synonyms: বাড়া (baṛa), শিশ্ন (śiśno), পুরুষাঙ্গ (puruśaṅgo), নুনু (nunu), লিঙ্গ (liṅgo)
    খাড়া ধন
    khaṛa dhon
    erect penis

Inflection
Inflection of ধন
nominative ধন
dhon
objective ধন / ধনকে
dhon (semantically general or indefinite) / dhonke (semantically definite)
genitive ধনের
dhoner
locative ধনে
dhone
Indefinite forms
nominative ধন
dhon
objective ধন / ধনকে
dhon (semantically general or indefinite) / dhonke (semantically definite)
genitive ধনের
dhoner
locative ধনে
dhone
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ধনটা , ধনটি
dhonṭa (colloquial), dhonṭi (formal)		 ধনগুলা, ধনগুলো
dhongula (colloquial), dhongulo (formal)
objective ধনটা, ধনটি
dhonṭa (colloquial), dhonṭi (formal)		 ধনগুলা, ধনগুলো
dhongula (colloquial), dhongulo (formal)
genitive ধনটার, ধনটির
dhonṭar (colloquial), dhonṭir (formal)		 ধনগুলার, ধনগুলোর
dhongular (colloquial), dhongulor (formal)
locative ধনটাতে / ধনটায়, ধনটিতে
dhonṭate / dhonṭay (colloquial), dhonṭite (formal)		 ধনগুলাতে / ধনগুলায়, ধনগুলোতে
dhongulate / dhongulay (colloquial), dhongulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms
  • ধনী (dhoni)
  • ধননাশ (dhononaś)

References
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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