dāna
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dana"
English
Noun
dāna (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of dana.
Anagrams
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दान (dā́na, “gift, alms, donation; generosity, giving”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dāna
Derived terms
- adāna
- dinānan
- dinānākĕn
- kadānan
- anantadāna
- annadāna
- atidāna
- dānabhojana
- dānadharma
- dānakāla
- dānamaya
- dānapati
- dānaphala
- dānapuṇya
- dānapāramitā
- dānasambhāra
- dānawa
- dānawakanyā
- dānawakula
- dānawarāja
- dānawarājakanyā
- dānawaśīrṣa
- dānawendrakrama
- dānawāri
- dānawāstra
- dānaśūra
- godāna
- kaniṣṭhadāna
- madhyamadāna
- mahātidāna
- puṇyadāna
- sudāna
- tyāgadāna
- uttamadāna
- waradāna
Descendants
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 scripts
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दान (dā́na) or re-formed from dā + -ana.
Noun
dāna n
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
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead