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

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɑn/
• Rhymes: -ɑn

Noun

ધાન • (dhān) n

2. paddy

   Synonyms: શાલિ (śāli), ડાંગર (ḍā̃gar)

3. cooked rice

   Synonym: ભાત (bhāt)

   Antonym: ચોખા (cokhā)

4. grain, cereal, corn
5. (by extension) food with a grain base