धनिया
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धानेयक (dhāneyaka) or धानेय (dhāneya, “coriander”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from धाना (dhānā, “grain”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂. Cognate with Persian دانه (dâne, “grain”). Doublet of दाना (dānā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱə.nɪ.jɑː/, [d̪ʱɐ.ni.jäː]
Noun
धनिया • (dhaniyā) m (Urdu spelling دھنیا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | धनिया dhaniyā |
धनिए, धनिये dhanie, dhaniye |
| oblique | धनिए, धनिये dhanie, dhaniye |
धनियों dhaniyõ |
| vocative | धनिए, धनिये dhanie, dhaniye |
धनियो dhaniyo |
Derived terms
- हरा धनिया (harā dhaniyā)
Descendants
- → English: dhania
- → Pashto: دڼيا
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धनिया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धनिया”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धनिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धनिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “धनिया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press