दाना

See also: दान, दाणा, and -दान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دانه (dāna). Doublet of धान्य (dhānya) and धान (dhān). Compare Bengali দানা (dana), Nepali दाना (dānā), Punjabi ਦਾਣਾ (dāṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.nɑː/, [d̪äː.näː]

Noun

दाना • (dānā) m (Urdu spelling دانہ)

1. grain (collectively)
2. seed
3. (by extension) small dot, point

Declension

Declension of दाना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दाना dānā	दाने dāne
oblique	दाने dāne	दानों dānõ
vocative	दाने dāne	दानो dāno

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دانه (dāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪änä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दाना

Noun

दाना • (dānā)

1. grain
2. seed
3. a bead

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dānā (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• দানা (Bengali script)
• දානා (Sinhalese script)
• ဒါနာ or ၻႃၼႃ (Burmese script)
• ทานา (Thai script)
• ᨴᩤᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ທານາ (Lao script)
• ទានា (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄂𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

दाना (dānā)

1. Devanagari script form of dānā, which is ablative singular of दान (dāna, “gift”)

Rajbanshi

Etymology

From Classical Persian دانه (dāna).

Noun

दाना (dānā) (classifier ड, plural दानाला)

1. seed

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑː.nɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑː.n̪ɑː/

Noun

दाना • (dānā)

1. (Vedic) neuter nominative plural of दान (dāna)
2. (Vedic) neuter vocative plural of दान (dāna)
3. (Vedic) neuter accusative plural of दान (dāna)