ધાણા
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Gujarati
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit धानेय (dhāneya, “coriander”), perhaps originally an adjective from धाना (dhānā, “grain”), due to a comparison of coriander seeds with grass (probably wheat) grains, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʱɑ.ɳɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑ
Noun
[edit]ધાણા • (dhāṇā) m pl
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 387
Categories:
- Gujarati terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Gujarati terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ/2 syllables
- Gujarati lemmas
- Gujarati nouns
- Gujarati masculine nouns
- Gujarati pluralia tantum
- gu:Celery family plants
- gu:Spices and herbs