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dāna

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English

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Noun

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dāna (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of dana

Anagrams

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit दान (dā́na, gift, alms, donation; generosity, giving).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dāna

  1. giving
  2. donation, gift

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦢꦤ (dana) (inherited)

Further reading

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  • "dāna" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit दान (dā́na) or re-formed from +‎ -ana.

Noun

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dāna n

  1. gift
  2. charity
  3. alms
  4. giving

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead