Daan: 2 definitions
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Daan means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Daan has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Dana.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDaan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) donation; charity, alms; a religious gift (in cash or kind); a suffix used to denote a stand, container or pot etc. (e.g. [kamaladana, pikadana, shamadana]); the fluid that flows from the temples of an elephant while in rut; -[dakshina] alms and donations; -[dharma] religious practices, charity and munificence; ~[patra] a gift-deed; ~[patra] a donating box; (one) deserving alms; ~[lila] a famous sport of Lord Krishna wherein he realised toll from the milk-maids; ~[vira] a hero characterized by generous disposition; bountiful, munificent; hence ~[virata; ~shila] generous, bountiful, munificent; •[ta] generous disposition, bounteousness, munificence; —[ki bachiya ke damta ginana] to look a gift horse in the mouth; —[dena] to donate, to give in alms..—daan (दान) is alternatively transliterated as Dāna.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDaan is another spelling for दान [dāna].—n. 1. transference; transference of ownership; 2. donation; charity; gift; religious gift; contribution; 3. alms;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+26): Daanachettu, Daandla mara, Daandy, Daang-dinge, Daani, Daanimma, Daanjo, Daankhla, Daankhladankhli, Daankhli, Daankhlo, Daanknu, Daanko-chhoder-runu, Daanpaatr, Daanpha, Daanphe, Daant-dekhounu, Daant-gadnu, Daant-halnu, Daant-majhnu.
Full-text (+376): Dan, Tan, Gupt-daan, Shodash-daan, Sindur-daan, Guptadana, Sindura-dana, Shodashadana, Phrom daan, Dandopanaha, Dvidat, Caturdat, Shuddhadat, Maan daan, Geeron dan kaaruwa, Lonicera hypoleuca, Thermopsis inflata, Senn-dan, Muniri dan, San dan.
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Search found 106 books and stories containing Daan, Dan; (plurals include: Daans, Dans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Dan Jaffé, Essai sur l’interprétation et la culture talmudiques. Femmes et familles dans le Talmud < [Volume 168 (2014)]
Dan Jaffé (dir.), Juifs et chrétiens aux premiers siècles. Identités, dialogues et dissidences < [Volume 192 (2020)]
Anne-Laure Zwilling (dir.), Minorités religieuses, religions minoritaires dans l’espace public. Visibilité et reconnaissance < [Volume 172 (2015)]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Note on the Must (Musth) condition of elephants < [Notes]
Part 7 - Sumatra < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Conclusion < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
PRKAA2 Variation and Type 2 Diabetes in Asians: A Meta-Analysis < [v.29(3): 1–153 2022 Jun]
Tithonia diversifolia extract enhances insulin sensitivity in rats. < [v.29(3): 1–153 2022 Jun]
Job Satisfaction Questionnaire for Health Workforce: Development and Validation < [v.27(6): 1–189 2020 Dec]
Candrakirti's Pancaskandhaprakarana. I. Tibetan text < [Volume 40 (1979)]
The Bstan rcis of Nii ma bstan 'jin: Transcription of the Tibetan text < [Volume 33 (1971)]
The Subdivision of the Barito Family and the Place of Malagasy < [Volume 38 (1977)]
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
The five sections of the Spiritual Mantra, the Shurangama Mantra < [Chapter 3 - The Spiritual Mantra]
The Tathagata answers with five names < [Chapter 3 - The Names of the Sutra]
The entire assembly asks again < [Chapter 3 - The Spiritual Mantra]
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