দান

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit দান (dāna). Cognate with Assamese দান (dan), Odia ଦାନ (dāna), Hindi दान (dān).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪an/, [ˈd̪aːn], [ˈd̪an]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪an/, [ˈd̪aːn], [ˈd̪an]

Noun

দান • (dan)

1. act of giving, and of giving away
2. award, gift
3. charitable giving
4. act of giving in marriage
5. offering, sacrifice, dedication, contribution

Declension

Inflection of দান
nominative	দান dan
objective	দান / দানকে dan (semantically general or indefinite) / danke (semantically definite)
genitive	দানের daner
locative	দানে dane
	Indefinite forms
nominative	দান dan
objective	দান / দানকে dan (semantically general or indefinite) / danke (semantically definite)
genitive	দানের daner
locative	দানে dane
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	দানটা , দানটি danṭa (colloquial), danṭi (formal)		দানগুলা, দানগুলো dangula (colloquial), dangulo (formal)
objective	দানটা, দানটি danṭa (colloquial), danṭi (formal)		দানগুলা, দানগুলো dangula (colloquial), dangulo (formal)
genitive	দানটার, দানটির danṭar (colloquial), danṭir (formal)		দানগুলার, দানগুলোর dangular (colloquial), dangulor (formal)
locative	দানটাতে / দানটায়, দানটিতে danṭate / danṭay (colloquial), danṭite (formal)		দানগুলাতে / দানগুলায়, দানগুলোতে dangulate / dangulay (colloquial), dangulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “দান”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, দান, Government of Bangladesh