Assamese

edit
 
Assamese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia as

Etymology

edit

From Early Assamese ধনু (dhonu), from Sanskrit धनुष (dhanuṣa). Compare Sylheti ꠗꠘꠥ (dónu), Bengali ধনুক (dhonuk).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

ধনু (dhonu)

  1. bow

Declension

edit

Early Assamese

edit

Etymology

edit

From Sanskrit धनुष (dhanuṣa).

Noun

edit

ধনু (dhonu)

  1. bow
    শুনি ধনু ধৰি ৰাক্ষস বাট চাই ।
    উজাগৰে ৰৈলা দুয়ো ভাই
    śuni dhonu dhori rakṣosoko baṭo cai ,
    ujagore roila duyö bhai .
    Hearing that, holding bows, waiting for the demon, the two brothers stayed sleeplessly.
    (literally, “(After) Hearing, holding bows, looking at the road for the demon, the two brothers stayed sleeplessly”)

Descendants

edit
  • Assamese: ধনু (dhonu)

Pali

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Noun

edit

ধনু n

  1. Bengali script form of dhanu (bow (for arrows))

Declension

edit