dhana
See also: thana
Guugu Yimidhirr
Etymology
From Proto-Paman *cana, from Proto-Pama-Maric *cana, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cana.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dhana
- they (3rd person plural nominative pronoun)
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Haviland, John B. 1979. ‘Guugu Yimidhirr Sketch Grammar’. R. M. W. Dixon, B. Blake (eds.) Handbook of Australian Languages, Vol I.
Swahili
Etymology
Noun
dhana (n class, plural dhana)
- a presumption or assumption
- a concept, belief, or thought
- dhana yenye kosa ― fallacy