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Definition of "dhan" []

  • A gold and silver weight of Bengal, the 384th part of a tola. It is now, by law, 0.469 of a grain troy, but was formerly 0.585 of a grain. (noun)
  • In India, a general term for rice in the husk. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "dhan" in a sentence
  • "Why does US elections matter to a bus driver, The guy who makes tea at the Quetta hotels in karachi, the shoe shine boys, the farmer who is dying due to low "dhan" prices."
  • "So our tradition says when we give we need to align and attune all to that we are and have -- tan, man, dhan mind, body, soul and resources -- to the task at hand: to serve."
  • "Raakhi ke dhaage sab laaye kehna ab na raah dikhaaye maan ke naam ki kasmein dena bhent meri ke rasamein dena poochhana us roothe bhai se bhool hui kya maan-jaai se behan paraaya dhan hai kehna usne sada nahi rehna bahana yaad kare"