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Borrowed from Classical Persian ـدان (-dān). Compare Hindi -दान (-dān).
-ਦਾਨ • (-dān) m (diminutive -ਦਾਨੀ, Shahmukhi spelling ـدان)
- forms nouns referring to containers or recepticles
- ਫੁੱਲ (phulla, “flower”) + -ਦਾਨ (-dān) → ਫੁੱਲਦਾਨ (phulladān, “flowerpot”)
- ਕੂੜਾ (kūṛā, “rubbish”) + -ਦਾਨ (-dān) → ਕੂੜੇਦਾਨ (kūṛedān, “dustbin”)
