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dhana

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See also: thana

Guugu Yimidhirr

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Etymology

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From Proto-Paman *cana, from Proto-Pama-Maric *cana, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cana.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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dhana

  1. they (3rd person plural nominative pronoun)

References

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  • Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 399–400
  • Haviland, John B. 1979. ‘Guugu Yimidhirr Sketch Grammar’. R. M. W. Dixon, B. Blake (eds.) Handbook of Australian Languages, Vol I.

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit धन (dhana, money).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dhana

  1. wealth, rich,
  2. money

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Pali

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit धन (dhána). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨢𐨣 (dhana), Prakrit 𑀥𑀡 (dhaṇa).

Noun

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dhana n

  1. wealth, money, riches, treasure

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “dhana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 335
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 384

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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dhana class IX (plural dhana class X)

  1. presumption, assumption
  2. concept, belief, thought
    dhana yenye kosafallacy

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 197 Nr. 1762