Contionary:dhāna
Chlouvānem
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proto-Lahob *dʱāno ("hand")
Pronunciation
Noun
dhāna
- hand
- vyātimē dhānap dholtute.
- I write with my left hand.
- vyātimē dhānap dholtute.
- pair of hands
- komīmāla dhāne kamidhānē.
- I wear gloves on my hands.
- komīmāla dhāne kamidhānē.
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".
Synonyms
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"