-ਦਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـدان (-dān). Compare Hindi -दान (-dān).

Suffix

-ਦਾਨ • (-dān) m (diminutive -ਦਾਨੀ, Shahmukhi spelling ـدان)

  1. forms nouns referring to containers or recepticles
    ‎ਫੁੱਲ (phulla, “flower”) + ‎-ਦਾਨ (-dān) → ‎ਫੁੱਲਦਾਨ (phulladān, “flowerpot”)
    ‎ਕੂੜਾ (kūṛā, “rubbish”) + ‎-ਦਾਨ (-dān) → ‎ਕੂੜੇਦਾਨ (kūṛedān, “dustbin”)

Derived terms
Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਦਾਨ
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