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dhanaṁ

dhana

accusative singular neuter of dhana (noun)

  1. wealth, property
  2. money, riches
  3. treasure

Etymology. From Indo-European *dʰen- 'to draw, pull'; cognate with Sanskrit dhana-, Greek thésauros (via Mycenaean borrowing), and English dene (valley — what is drawn/hollowed out). The root sense is 'that which is gathered or accumulated'.

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

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