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dāne

dāna

nt acc pl of dāna (noun); nt loc sg of dāna (noun)

1. giving; offering; charity; generosity
2. alms; almsfood; lit. giving
3. gap
4. gift; offering; item for a sacrifice
5. putting in charge; assigning responsibility; lit. giving

Built from

• dā — root · give
  The root of giving and generosity. Cognate with Latin dare, English dare (to venture, to risk giving oneself).
• na — ending · action noun
  Nominalizing suffix forming abstract nouns of action. Turns the verb into the concept of giving itself.

Etymology. From √dā 'give' (Sanskrit dā-, Latin dare 'give', English dare in the sense 'to venture'; Greek didōmi). The -na suffix forms action nouns. Cognate with Sanskrit dāna, English donation.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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