dana

dana

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English

Alternative forms

  • dāna, daana

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit दान (dāna) or Pali dāna.

Noun

dana (uncountable)

  1. The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.

Translations

Anagrams

  • A-DNA, ANDA, Anda, NDAA, aDNA, nada

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tāna.

Noun

dana (definite accusative dananı, plural danalar)

  1. calf
Declension
Descendants
  • → Lezgi: дана (dana)

Etymology 2

Contraction of dayna

Particle

dana (dialectal)

  1. modal particle indicating certainty or reassurance
    Synonym: də
  2. intensifier already
    Synonym: də
    Gəl çıx dana! ― Will you come out already!

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian دانا.

Adjective

dana (comparative danatər) (Classical Azerbaijani)

  1. wise, knowledgeable
    Synonyms: bilici, arif

Further reading

  • “dana” in Obastan.com.

Balinese

Romanization

dana

  1. Romanization of ᬤᬦ
  2. Romanization of ᬤᬵᬦ
  3. Romanization of ᬥᬦ
  4. Romanization of ᬥᬵᬦ

Esperanto

Etymology

dano +‎ -a

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdana]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: dan‧a

Adjective

dana (accusative singular danan, plural danaj, accusative plural danajn)

  1. Danish
  2. (la dana) Clipping of la dana lingvo (“the Danish language”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /da.na/
  • Hyphenation: da‧na

Etymology 1

From Malay dana, from Classical Malay dana, from Sanskrit धन (dhana, “money”).

Noun

dana (plural dana-dana)

  1. fund: a sum or source of money.
  2. cost: amount of money that is required or used.
    Synonym: biaya
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay dana, from Classical Malay dana, from Sanskrit दान (dāna, “generosity, giving”).

Noun

dana (plural dana-dana)

  1. (archaic) generosity, giving
    Synonyms: pemberian, hadiah, derma
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “dana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

dana

  1. Romanization of ꦢꦤ

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdana]

Participle

dana

  1. nominative singular feminine of dany

Maguindanao

Noun

dana

  1. pus

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit दान (dāna).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

dana (Jawi spelling دانا, plural dana-dana, informal 1st possessive danaku, 2nd possessive danamu, 3rd possessive dananya)

  1. fund

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dana

Further reading

  • “dana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

  • dano (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Irish dano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdana/

Particle

dana (always postpositive)

  1. used to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “danó, dano”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Norse

Noun

dana

  1. genitive plural of danir

Polish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: da‧na

Etymology 1

Univerbation of da +‎ na

Interjection

dana

  1. (Lasovia) used to express joy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dana

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of dany

Further reading

  • dana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1865) “dana”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 261

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐnɐ

Verb

dana

  1. inflection of danar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

dȃna

  1. genitive singular of dan

Noun

dánā

  1. genitive plural of dan

Shona

Etymology

From *-jítana, an associative form from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ta (“to call”).

Verb

-dáná (infinitive kudáná)

  1. (Karanga, Zezuru) call, summon
    Synonym: -daidza

Sidamo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdana/
  • Hyphenation: da‧na

Noun

dana m 

  1. color
  2. beauty

Declension

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German danne. Compare Kashubian dana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: da‧na

Noun

dana f

  1. fir (genus Abies)

Further reading

  • Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “dą̃nă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 171

Spanish

Noun

dana f (plural danas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of DANA

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish danne, from Middle Low German dan (past participle of don), from Proto-Germanic *dōną. Cognate of German tun and English do.

Verb

dana (present danar, preterite danade, supine danat, imperative dana)

  1. to shape, to create, to educate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • omdana
  • nydana

Related terms

  • danare
  • daning

References

  • dana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • dana in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • dana in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  • dana in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

  • anad, anda

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tāna.

Pronunciation

Noun

dana (definite accusative danayı, plural danalar)

  1. calf (young of cattle)

Declension

References

  • “dana”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-dana?

  1. (intransitive) to disappoint

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yogad

Adjective

dana

  1. old (of objects)

Yoruba

Etymology

From dá (“to create”) +‎ iná (“fire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dá.nã́/

Verb

dáná

  1. (intransitive) to cook
    Synonym: sè
  2. (literal) to start a fire

Usage notes

  • when to cook is transitive use sè

Derived terms

Zulu

Etymology 1

From -de (“long, tall”) +‎ -ana (diminutive).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /daːna/

Adjective

-dana

  1. Alternative form of -jana
Inflection
Derived terms
  • -danyana

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /daːna/

Verb

-dana

  1. to become sad
    Synonym: -dabuka
Inflection

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dana”
  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dana (6.3)”

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