ਧਾਨ
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Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit धान्य (dhānya, “grain, corn; rice”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Cognate with Assamese ধান (dhan), Bengali ধান (dhan), Hindi धान (dhān), Gujarati ધાન (dhān).
Noun
[edit]ਧਾਨ • (dhān) m (Shahmukhi spelling دھان)
- paddy (unmilled rice)
Derived terms
[edit]- ਧਾਨੀ (dhānī, “light green”, adjective)
See also
[edit]- ਚਾਵਲ (cāval)
Further reading
[edit]- “ਧਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024