dāna

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dana"

English

Noun

dāna (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of dana

Anagrams

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दान (dā́na, “gift, alms, donation; generosity, giving”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dāna

  1. giving
  2. donation, gift

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦢꦤ (dana) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "dāna" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दान (dā́na) or re-formed from dā +‎ -ana.

Noun

dāna n

  1. gift
  2. charity
  3. alms
  4. giving

Declension

Declension table of "dāna" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dānaṃdānāni
Accusative (second)dānaṃdānāni
Instrumental (third)dānenadānehi or dānebhi
Dative (fourth)dānassa or dānāya or dānatthaṃdānānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dānasmā or dānamhā or dānādānehi or dānebhi
Genitive (sixth)dānassadānānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dānasmiṃ or dānamhi or dānedānesu
Vocative (calling)dānadānāni

Descendants

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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