धनिया

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धानेयक (dhāneyaka) or धानेय (dhāneya, “coriander”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from धाना (dhānā, “grain”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂. Cognate with Persian دانه (dâne, “grain”). Doublet of दाना (dānā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱə.nɪ.jɑː/, [d̪ʱɐ.ni.jäː]

Noun

धनिया • (dhaniyā) m (Urdu spelling دھنیا)

1. coriander, Coriandrum sativum

Declension

Declension of धनिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धनिया dhaniyā	धनिए, धनिये dhanie, dhaniye
oblique	धनिए, धनिये dhanie, dhaniye	धनियों dhaniyõ
vocative	धनिए, धनिये dhanie, dhaniye	धनियो dhaniyo

Derived terms

• हरा धनिया (harā dhaniyā)

Descendants

• → English: dhania
• → Pashto: دڼيا

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धनिया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धनिया”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धनिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धनिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “धनिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press