dadny

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दादनी (dādnī), from Classical Persian دَادَن (dādan).

Noun

dadny (uncountable)

1. (India, historical) An advance paid to a craftsman, a weaver, etc. by a trader in the goods produced.

Alternative forms

• dadney

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “dadny”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].