ধনিয়া

Assamese

Alternative forms

• ধণিয়া (dhonia)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ধন‌্যাক (“coriander”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʱɔ.nia/

Noun

ধনিয়া • (dhonia)

1. coriander, Coriandrum sativum

   Synonyms: মেমেধু (memedhu), গোন্ধোৱা শাক (gündhüa xak)

Derived terms

• ধনিয়া শাক (dhonia xak)

Bengali

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoni̯a/, [ˈd̪ʱoni̯aˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoni̯a/, [ˈd̪ʱoni̯aˑ]

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Noun

ধনিয়া • (dhoniẏa)

1. coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

   Synonyms: ধনে (dhone), ধন্যাক (dhônnak)