धणी

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Marwari

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Gujarati धणी (dhaṇī), from Sanskrit धनिक (dhanika).[1] Cognate with Gujarati ધણી (dhaṇī) and Hindustani دھنی / धनी (dhanī)

Noun

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धणी (dhaṇīm

  1. husband
  2. lord; master

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhanín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 384

Further reading

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Old Gujarati

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Noun

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धणी (dhaṇīm

  1. lord