ધાણા

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धानेय (dhāneya, “coriander”), perhaps originally an adjective from धाना (dhānā, “grain”), due to a comparison of coriander seeds with grass (probably wheat) grains.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʱɑ.ɳɑ/

Noun

ધાણા • (dhāṇā) m pl

  1. coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
    Synonym: કોથમીર (kothmīr)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 387
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