dāna

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

dāna (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of dana

Anagrams[edit]

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dāna

  1. giving
  2. donation, gift

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • > Javanese: ꦢꦤ (dana) (inherited)

Further reading[edit]

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

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

dāna n

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

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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