# dana
## English
### Alternative forms

* dāna, daana

### Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit दान (dāna) or Pali dāna.

### Noun

dana (uncountable)
* The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

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

## Azerbaijani
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tāna.

#### Noun

dana (definite accusative dananı, plural danalar)
* calf

##### Descendants

* → Lezgi: дана (dana)

### Etymology 2

Contraction of dayna

#### Particle

dana (dialectal)
* modal particle indicating certainty or reassurance
    Synonym: də
    -Mənə pul ver! -Verdim dana!!Give me money! - But I've [already] given [you money]!!
* 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)
* wise, knowledgeable
    Synonyms: bilici, arif
** 1864, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Kəmalüdövlənin əvvəlinci məktubu; quoted in Axundzadə M.F. Əsərləri. Üç cilddə., 2005, page 45:Və külli-əhli-İran elə zənn edir ki, onlardan danatər aləmdə heç taifə yoxdur.And the entire population of Iran thinks that there is no people in the world more knowledgeable than themselves.

### Further reading

* “dana” in Obastan.com.

## Balinese
### Romanization

dana
* Romanization of ᬤᬦ
* Romanization of ᬤᬵᬦ
* Romanization of ᬥᬦ
* Romanization of ᬥᬵᬦ

## Esperanto
### Etymology

dano +‎ -a

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdana]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Hyphenation: dan‧a

### Adjective

dana (accusative singular danan, plural danaj, accusative plural danajn)
* Danish
* (la dana) Clipping of la dana lingvo (“the Danish language”)

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /da.na/
* Hyphenation: da‧na

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

dana (plural dana-dana)
* fund: a sum or source of money
* cost: amount of money that is required or used
    Synonym: biaya

##### Derived terms

* didanai
* mendanai
* pendana
* pendanaan
* dana akrual
* dana amortisasi
* dana asuransi
* dana asuransi jiwa
* dana bantuan
* dana benaman
* dana cadangan
* dana cadangan premi
* dana darurat
* dana depresiasi
* dana dwiguna
* dana ekuitas
* dana eskro
* dana federal
* dana global
* dana hibah
* dana investasi
* dana kas
* dana kematian
* dana kerja
* dana lancar
* dana mengendap
* dana moneter internasional
* dana nonbujeter
* dana pelunas
* dana pelunas utang
* dana pelunasan sekaligus
* dana pemerintah
* dana pemutihan
* dana pendidikan
* dana penebusan
* dana penenggelaman
* dana pengiklanan
* dana pensiun
* dana penyesuaian
* dana penyusutan
* dana peremajaan
* dana perwalian
* dana rehabilitasi
* dana risiko
* dana segar
* dana siaga
* dana siswa
* dana taktis
* dana talangan
* dana tarik
* dana tontin
* dana tontine
* dana uang tukar
* dana umum
* dana upah
* dana yang dapat dikeluarkan

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

dana (plural dana-dana)
* (archaic) generosity, giving
    Synonyms: pemberian, hadiah, derma

##### Derived terms

* pendana

### 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
* Romanization of ꦢꦤ

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdana]

### Participle

dana
* nominative singular feminine of dany

## Maguindanao
### Noun

dana
* 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)
* 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: /ˈdana/

### Particle

dana (always postpositive)
* used to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore
** c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.

### 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
* genitive plural of danir

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈda.na/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Lasovia) IPA: /ˈda.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: da‧na

### Etymology 1

Univerbation of da +‎ na

#### Interjection

dana
* (Lasovia) used to express joy

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

dana
* 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
* inflection of danar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

dȃna
* genitive singular of dan

### Noun

dánā
* genitive plural of dan

## Shona
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-dáná (infinitive kudáná)
* (Karanga, Zezuru) call, summon
    Synonym: -daidza

## Sidamo
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdana/
* Hyphenation: da‧na

### Noun

dana m
* color
* beauty

#### Declension

$^{*)}$ Stressed on the final vowel.

### 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: /ˈda.na/
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: da‧na

### Noun

dana f
* fir (genus Abies)

### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdana/ [ˈd̪a.na]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: da‧na

### Noun

dana f (plural danas)
* Alternative letter-case form of DANA
** 2024 November 8, Martí Domínguez, “Cuando ni las piedras hablan”, in El País‎:En cualquier caso, la culpabilidad del gobierno de Carlos Mazón en la nefasta gestión de la dana es incuestionable, y todos sus intentos y los de sus adláteres mediáticos de culpar a otros organismos del Estado (como la Aemet, la Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar, etcétera) serían irrisorios si no fatigasen la infamia, que diría Jorge Luis Borges.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## 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)
* to shape, to create, to educate

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### 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

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

dana (definite accusative danayı, plural danalar)
* calf (young of cattle)

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
dana
danalar
definite accusative
danayı
danaları
dative
danaya
danalara
locative
danada
danalarda
ablative
danadan
danalardan
genitive
dananın
danaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
danam
danalarım
2nd singular
danan
danaların
3rd singular
danası
danaları
1st plural
danamız
danalarımız
2nd plural
dananız
danalarınız
3rd plural
danaları
danaları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
danamı
danalarımı
2nd singular
dananı
danalarını
3rd singular
danasını
danalarını
1st plural
danamızı
danalarımızı
2nd plural
dananızı
danalarınızı
3rd plural
danalarını
danalarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
danama
danalarıma
2nd singular
danana
danalarına
3rd singular
danasına
danalarına
1st plural
danamıza
danalarımıza
2nd plural
dananıza
danalarınıza
3rd plural
danalarına
danalarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
danamda
danalarımda
2nd singular
dananda
danalarında
3rd singular
danasında
danalarında
1st plural
danamızda
danalarımızda
2nd plural
dananızda
danalarınızda
3rd plural
danalarında
danalarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
danamdan
danalarımdan
2nd singular
danandan
danalarından
3rd singular
danasından
danalarından
1st plural
danamızdan
danalarımızdan
2nd plural
dananızdan
danalarınızdan
3rd plural
danalarından
danalarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
danamın
danalarımın
2nd singular
dananın
danalarının
3rd singular
danasının
danalarının
1st plural
danamızın
danalarımızın
2nd plural
dananızın
danalarınızın
3rd plural
danalarının
danalarının :

### 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$^?$
* (intransitive) to disappoint

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Yogad
### Adjective

dana
* old (of objects)

## Yoruba
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dá.nã́/

### Verb

dáná
* (intransitive) to cook
    Synonym: sè
* (literal) to start a fire

#### Usage notes

* when to cook is transitive use sè

#### Derived terms

* igi ìdáná (“fire wood”)
* ìdáná (“cooking”)

## Zulu
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /daːna/

#### Adjective

-dana
* Alternative form of -jana

##### Derived terms

* -danyana

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /daːna/

#### Verb

-dana
* 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)”