dāna
See also: dana, Dana, DANA, dà̰na, daña, dána, dàna, dāņa, and daną
English
Noun
dāna (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of dana
Anagrams
- A-DNA, ANDA, Anda, NDAA, aDNA, nada
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀤𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- दान (Devanagari script)
- দান (Bengali script)
- දාන (Sinhalese script)
- ဒါန or ၻႃၼ (Burmese script)
- ทาน or ทานะ (Thai script)
- ᨴᩤᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ທານ or ທານະ (Lao script)
- ទាន (Khmer script)
- 𑄘𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दान (dā́na) or re-formed from dā + -ana.
Noun
dāna n
- gift
- charity
- alms
- giving
Declension
Declension table of "dāna" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | dānaṃ | dānāni |
Accusative (second) | dānaṃ | dānāni |
Instrumental (third) | dānena | dānehi or dānebhi |
Dative (fourth) | dānassa or dānāya or dānatthaṃ | dānānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | dānasmā or dānamhā or dānā | dānehi or dānebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | dānassa | dānānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | dānasmiṃ or dānamhi or dāne | dānesu |
Vocative (calling) | dāna | dānāni |
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဒါန (dana.)
- → Khmer: ទាន (tiən)
- → Lao: ທານ (thān)
- → Mon: ဒါန်
- → Thai: ทาน (taan)
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “dāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead