धान

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑːn/

Noun

धान • (dhān) m

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
	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 (6778)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press