ধান

Assamese

ধান

Alternative forms

• ধান গছ (dhan gos) (the plant)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ধান (dhano), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (*dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit ধান্য (dhānya, “rice, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʱan/

Noun

ধান • (dhan) (classifier -খিনি)

1. paddy, rice (unhusked)
2. rice plant

Declension

Declension of ধান
nominative	ধান / ধানে dhan / dhane
genitive	ধানৰ dhanor
nominative	ধান / ধানে dhan / dhane
accusative	ধান / ধানক dhan / dhanok
dative	ধানলৈ dhanoloi
terminative	ধানলৈকে dhanoloike
instrumental	ধানে / ধানেৰে dhane / dhanere
genitive	ধানৰ dhanor
locative	ধানত dhanot
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Derived terms

• ধান দোৱা (dhan düa)
• ধান-পুৰীয়া (dhan-puria)
• ধানকল (dhanokol)
• ধানখেৰ (dhanokher)
• ধাননি (dhanoni)
• ধানপতা (dhanpota)
• ধানমিল (dhanomil)

See also

• চাউল (saul)
• ভাত (bhat)

Bengali

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit *𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (*dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit ধান্য (dhānya, “rice, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Doublet of ধান্য (dhanno).

Compare Assamese ধান (dhan), Sylheti ꠗꠣꠘ (dáno), Hindi धान (dhān).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱan/, [ˈd̪ʱan]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱan/, [ˈd̪ʱan]

Noun

ধান • (dhan)

1. paddy
2. rice plant (Oryza sativa)
3. unhusked rice

   Synonyms: ধান্য (dhanno), ব্রীহি (brihi)

4. a measure of weight, about a grain

Declension

Inflection of ধান
nominative	ধান dhan
objective	ধান / ধানকে dhan (semantically general or indefinite) / dhanke (semantically definite)
genitive	ধানের dhaner
locative	ধানে dhane
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ধান dhan
objective	ধান / ধানকে dhan (semantically general or indefinite) / dhanke (semantically definite)
genitive	ধানের dhaner
locative	ধানে dhane
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ধানটা , ধানটি dhanṭa (colloquial), dhanṭi (formal)		ধানগুলা, ধানগুলো dhangula (colloquial), dhangulo (formal)
objective	ধানটা, ধানটি dhanṭa (colloquial), dhanṭi (formal)		ধানগুলা, ধানগুলো dhangula (colloquial), dhangulo (formal)
genitive	ধানটার, ধানটির dhanṭar (colloquial), dhanṭir (formal)		ধানগুলার, ধানগুলোর dhangular (colloquial), dhangulor (formal)
locative	ধানটাতে / ধানটায়, ধানটিতে dhanṭate / dhanṭay (colloquial), dhanṭite (formal)		ধানগুলাতে / ধানগুলায়, ধানগুলোতে dhangulate / dhangulay (colloquial), dhangulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• ধানখেত (dhankhet)
• ধানগাছ (dhangach)
• ধানগাছের (dhangacher)
• ধানচারা (dhancara)
• ধানজমি (dhanjomi)
• ধানদুর্বা (dhanodurba)
• ধানভাঙা (dhanbhaṅa)

See also

• (husked) চাউল (caul), চাল (cal)
• (boiled) অন্ন (ônnô), ভাত (bhat), ওদন (ōdon)
• (puffed) মুড়ি (muṛi)

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “ধান”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “ধান”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “ধান”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
• Accessible Dictionary, ধান Government of Bangladesh

Early Assamese

ধান

Alternative forms

• ধান গাছ (dhano gacho) (the plant)

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit *𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (*dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit ধান্য (dhānya, “rice, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-.

Noun

ধান (dhano)

1. paddy, rice (unhusked)
   • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Lanka Kanda:

     সব লোক কদৰ্থিয়া কৰিলো দুখিত ।
     বীচি ধান বুইলো যেন উখৰা ভূমিত ॥

     sobo löko kodorthiya korilö dukhito ,
     bīci dhano builö jeno ukhora bhūmito .

     I insulted everyone and made them sad,
     as if I planted small rice on arid land.

2. rice plant

See also

• চাউল (caulo)
• ভাত (bhato)