Contionary:dhāna

Chlouvānem

Etymology

Proto-Lahob *dʱāno ("hand")

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [dʱä̃ːnä]

(Līlasuṃghāṇi) IPA: [dʱãːnɐ]

Noun

dhāna

1. hand

   vyātimē dhānap dholtute.

   I write with my left hand.

2. pair of hands

   komīmāla dhāne kamidhānē.

   I wear gloves on my hands.

Inflection

1-h type declension
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Direct	dhāna	dhānāt	dhānai
Vocative	dhāne
Accusative	dhānu	dhānāṣa	dhānaih
Ergative	dhānei	dhānāra	dhānān
Genitive	dhāni	dhāneva	dhānumi
Translative	dhānan	dhānarį	dhānemān
Exessive	dhānat	dhānabhan	dhānenīs
Essive	dhānęs	dhānanne	dhānāra
Dative	dhānom	dhānarį	dhānesām
Ablative	dhānų	dhānabhan	dhānenīs
Locative	dhāne	dhānanne	dhānelīm
Instrumental	dhānap	dhānabhan	dhānenīka

Usage notes

In order to mean "my hands", "a person's hands", or "pair of hands", the singular form is used, not the dual. The dual is usually understood as "the hands of two people".

Derived terms

kamidhānake "to wear, put on something on the hands or wrists"

kįladhānake "to take off something from the hands or wrists"

māhadhāna "right hand"

murkadhāna "inquisitor"

vyādhāna "left hand"

Related terms

molnya "arm"

pamuvis "finger"