ধন

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ধন (dhana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɔn/, /d̪ɔn/

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Noun

ধন • (dhon) (objective ধন or ধনকে, genitive ধনের, locative ধনে)

1. riches; wealth

   ধন ধান্য পুষ্প ভরা

   dhono dhanno pushpo bhôra

   Filled with riches, rice and flowers

   (Poetic Metre)

   Synonyms: সম্পদ (sompod), অর্থ (ôrtho), দৌলত (dōulot)

2. (slang) penis, cock, dick

   খাড়া ধন

   khaṛa dhon

   erection

   Synonyms: বাড়া (baṛa), শিশ্ন (shishno), পুরুষাঙ্গ (purushanggo), নুনু (nunu), (slang) লিঙ্গ (lingo)

Inflection

Inflection of ধন
nominative	ধন dhôn
objective	ধন / ধনকে dhôn (semantically general or indefinite) / dhônke (semantically definite)
genitive	ধনের dhôner
locative	ধনে dhône
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ধন dhôn
objective	ধন / ধনকে dhôn (semantically general or indefinite) / dhônke (semantically definite)
genitive	ধনের dhôner
locative	ধনে dhône
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ধনটা , ধনটি dhônṭa (colloquial), dhônṭi (formal)		ধনগুলা, ধনগুলো dhôngula (colloquial), dhôngulo (formal)
objective	ধনটা, ধনটি dhônṭa (colloquial), dhônṭi (formal)		ধনগুলা, ধনগুলো dhôngula (colloquial), dhôngulo (formal)
genitive	ধনটার, ধনটির dhônṭar (colloquial), dhônṭir (formal)		ধনগুলার, ধনগুলোর dhôngular (colloquial), dhôngulor (formal)
locative	ধনটাতে / ধনটায়, ধনটিতে dhônṭate / dhônṭay (colloquial), dhônṭite (formal)		ধনগুলাতে / ধনগুলায়, ধনগুলোতে dhôngulate / dhôngulay (colloquial), dhôngulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• ধনী (dhonī)
• ধননাশ (dhononaś)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh