ধান

Assamese

Alternative forms

  • ধান গছ (dhan gos) (the plant)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ধান (dhano), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (*dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit ধান্য (dhānya, rice, grain), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʱan/

Noun

ধান • (dhan) (classifier -খিনি)

  1. paddy, rice (unhusked)
  2. rice plant

Declension

Declension of ধান
nominative ধান / ধানে (dhan / dhane)
accusative ধান / ধানক (dhan / dhanok)
dative ধানলৈ (dhanoloi)
terminative ধানলৈকে (dhanoloike)
instrumental ধানে / ধানেৰে (dhane / dhanere)
genitive ধানৰ (dhanor)
locative ধানত (dhanot)

Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Derived terms

  • ধান দোৱা (dhan düa)
  • ধান-পুৰীয়া (dhan-puria)
  • ধানকল (dhanokol)
  • ধানখেৰ (dhanokher)
  • ধাননি (dhanoni)
  • ধানপতা (dhanpota)
  • ধানমিল (dhanomil)

See also

Bengali

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit *𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (*dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit ধান্য (dhānya, rice, grain), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Doublet of ধান্য (dhanno).

Compare Assamese ধান (dhan), Sylheti ꠗꠣꠘ (dáno), Hindi धान (dhān).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ʱan/, [ˈd̪ʱan]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ʱan/, [ˈd̪ʱan]

Noun

ধান • (dhan)

  1. paddy
  2. rice plant (Oryza sativa)
  3. unhusked rice
    Synonyms: ধান্য (dhanno), ব্রীহি (brihi)
  4. a measure of weight, about a grain

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative ধান (dhan)
objective ধান / ধানকে (dhan (semantically general or indefinite) / dhanke (semantically definite))
genitive ধানের (dhaner)
locative ধানে (dhane)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ধানটা , ধানটি (dhanṭa (colloquial), dhanṭi (formal)) ধানগুলা, ধানগুলো (dhangula (colloquial), dhangulo (formal))
objective ধানটা, ধানটি (dhanṭa (colloquial), dhanṭi (formal)) ধানগুলা, ধানগুলো (dhangula (colloquial), dhangulo (formal))
genitive ধানটার, ধানটির (dhanṭar (colloquial), dhanṭir (formal)) ধানগুলার, ধানগুলোর (dhangular (colloquial), dhangulor (formal))
locative ধানটাতে / ধানটায়, ধানটিতে (dhanṭate / dhanṭay (colloquial), dhanṭite (formal)) ধানগুলাতে / ধানগুলায়, ধানগুলোতে (dhangulate / dhangulay (colloquial), dhangulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • ধানখেত (dhankhet)
  • ধানগাছ (dhangach)
  • ধানগাছের (dhangacher)
  • ধানচারা (dhancara)
  • ধানজমি (dhanjomi)
  • ধানদুর্বা (dhanodurba)
  • ধানভাঙা (dhanbhaṅa)
  • ধানমন্ডি (dhanomonḍi)

See also

References

Early Assamese

Alternative forms

  • ধান গাছ (dhano gacho) (the plant)

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit *𑀥𑀡𑁆𑀡 (*dhaṇṇa), from Sanskrit ধান্য (dhānya, rice, grain), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-.

Noun

ধান (dhano)

  1. paddy, rice (unhusked)
    • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Lanka Kanda:
      সব লোক কদৰ্থিয়া কৰিলো দুখিত ।
      বীচি ধান বুইলো যেন উখৰা ভূমিত ॥
      sobo löko kodorthiya korilö dukhito ,
      bīci dhano builö jeno ukhora bhūmito .
      I insulted everyone and made them sad,
      as if I planted small rice on arid land.
  2. rice plant

See also