धान

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit धान्य n (dhānya, “grain, corn; rice”). Doublet of धान्य (dhānya).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɑːn/, [d̪ʱä̃ːn̪]

Noun

धान • (dhān) m (Urdu spelling دھان‎)

  1. paddy (rice before threshing)
    किसान धान के खेत में है। ― kisān dhān ke khet mẽ hai. ― The farmer is in the paddy field.

Declension
Declension of धान (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धान
dhān		 धान
dhān
oblique धान
dhān		 धानों
dhānõ
vocative धान
dhān		 धानो
dhāno

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “धान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhānyà”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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