‹ Back to the text

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

Etymology. √dā + ana; from √dā 'give'; Sanskrit dāna [dā]

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version