धान

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit धान्य n (dhānya, “grain, corn; rice”). Doublet of धान्य (dhānya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑːn/, [d̪ʱä̃ːn̪]

Noun

धान • (dhān) m (Urdu spelling دھان‎)

1. paddy (rice before threshing)

   किसान धान के खेत में है। ― kisān dhān ke khet mẽ hai. ― The farmer is in the paddy field.

Declension

Declension of धान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धान dhān	धान dhān
oblique	धान dhān	धानों dhānõ
vocative	धान dhān	धानो dhāno

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “धान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhānyà”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press