ધાન

Gujarati
બંગાળનું એક ધાન (sense 1)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit धान्य (dhānya, “grain, corn; rice”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Doublet of ધાન્ય (dhānya). Cognate with Assamese ধান (dhan), Bengali ধান (dhan), Hindi धान (dhān), Punjabi ਧਾਨ (dhān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʱɑn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑn

Noun

ધાન • (dhān) n

  1. paddy
    Synonyms: શાલિ (śāli), ડાંગર (ḍā̃gar)
  2. cooked rice
    Synonym: ભાત (bhāt)
    Antonym: ચોખા (cokhā)
  3. grain, cereal, corn
  4. (by extension) food with a grain base
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