ꠗꠣꠘ

Sylheti

ꠗꠣꠘ ꠈꠦꠔ

Etymology

From Sanskrit धान्य (dhānya). Cognate with Assamese ধান (dhan), Bengali ধান (dhan), Hindi धान (dhān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪án/

Noun

ꠗꠣꠘ • (dán)

1. paddy
2. rice plant (Oryza sativa)
3. unhusked rice

See also

• (husked) ꠌꠣꠃꠟ (saul)
• (boiled) ꠜꠣꠔ (báto)

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “đan”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Londoni Sylheti Dictionary].