ধনিয়া

Inherited from Sanskrit धानेय (dhāneya, “coriander”),^[1] perhaps originally an adjective from धाना (dhānā, “grain”), due to a comparison of coriander seeds with grass (probably wheat) grains.^[2]

Pronunciation edit

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoni̯a/, [ˈd̪ʱoni̯aˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoni̯a/, [ˈd̪ʱoni̯aˑ]
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Noun edit

ধনিয়া • (dhoniẏa)

coriander (Coriandrum sativum)^[1]
Synonyms: ধনে (dhone), ধন্যাক (dhônnak)

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937) “ধনিয়া”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস, page 1121
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 387

[jd2-1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937) “ধনিয়া”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস, page 1121

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 387

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