ਧਾਨ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit धान्य (dhānya, “grain, corn; rice”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Cognate with Assamese ধান (dhan), Bengali ধান (dhan), Hindi धान (dhān), Gujarati ધાન (dhān).
Noun edit
ਧਾਨ • (dhān) m (Shahmukhi spelling دھان)
- paddy (unmilled rice)
Derived terms edit
- ਧਾਨੀ (dhānī, “light green”, adjective)
See also edit
- ਚਾਵਲ (cāval)
Further reading edit
- “ਧਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024