-ਦਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـدان (-dān). Compare Hindi -दान (-dān).

Suffix

-ਦਾਨ • (-dān) m (diminutive -ਦਾਨੀ, Shahmukhi spelling ـدان)

1. forms nouns referring to containers or recepticles

   ‎ਫੁੱਲ (phulla, “flower”) + ‎-ਦਾਨ (-dān) → ‎ਫੁੱਲਦਾਨ (phulladān, “flowerpot”)

   ‎ਕੂੜਾ (kūṛā, “rubbish”) + ‎-ਦਾਨ (-dān) → ‎ਕੂੜੇਦਾਨ (kūṛedān, “dustbin”)

Derived terms

Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਦਾਨ