ધાણા

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Gujarati

ધાણા (dhāṇā, Coriandrum sativum)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धानेय (dhāneya, coriander), perhaps originally an adjective from धाना (dhānā, grain), due to a comparison of coriander seeds with grass (probably wheat) grains, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ધાણા (dhāṇām pl

  1. coriander (UK), cilantro (US) (Coriandrum sativum)
    Synonym: કોથમીર (kothmīr)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 387