See धातु in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"roman": "ākāśadhā́tu",
"word": "आकाशधातु"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "having the sense of a root, a verb",
"roman": "dhātvártha",
"word": "धात्वर्थ"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mr",
"2": "धातू"
},
"expansion": "Marathi: धातू (dhātū)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Marathi: धातू (dhātū)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Punjabi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Punjabi: dhāt"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਧਾਤ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਧਾਤ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਧਾਤ"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "دھات",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: دھات",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: دھات"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "dhātu",
"g": "f",
"id": "feminine"
},
"expansion": "Pali: dhātu f\n→ Burmese: ဓာတ် (dhat)\n→ Shan: ထၢတ်ႈ (thāat)\n→ Khmer: ធាតុ (thiət)\n→ Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Pali: dhātu f\n→ Burmese: ဓာတ် (dhat)\n→ Shan: ထၢတ်ႈ (thāat)\n→ Khmer: ធាតុ (thiət)\n→ Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਧਾਤੂ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਧਾਤੂ (dhātū)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Punjabi: ਧਾਤੂ (dhātū)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kaw",
"2": "dhātu",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Old Javanese: dhātu\n→ Balinese: ᬥᬵᬢᬸ (datu)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Old Javanese: dhātu\n→ Balinese: ᬥᬵᬢᬸ (datu)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "dhātu",
"bor": "1",
"g": "m",
"id": "root",
"t": "root of a word"
},
"expansion": "→ Pali: dhātu m (“root of a word”)\n→ Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Pali: dhātu m (“root of a word”)\n→ Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "ధాతువు",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Telugu: ధాతువు (dhātuvu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Telugu: ధాతువు (dhātuvu)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*dʰeh₁-",
"4": "*dʰéh₁-tu-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁-tu-",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ae",
"2": "𐬬𐬍𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎",
"t": "justification, providence"
},
"expansion": "Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎 (vīδātu, “justification, providence”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "dė́tų",
"3": "",
"4": "putting, placing",
"pos": "supine"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian dė́tų (“putting, placing”, supine)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dated"
},
"expansion": "(dated)",
"name": "q"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "дѣтъ",
"3": "",
"4": "putting, placing",
"pos": "supine"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic дѣтъ (dětŭ, “putting, placing”, supine)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "धा",
"3": "तु",
"t1": "to put, place"
},
"expansion": "धा (dhā, “to put, place”) + -तु (-tu)",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Maybe inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁-tu-, in that case cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎 (vīδātu, “justification, providence”), Lithuanian dė́tų (“putting, placing”, supine) (dated), Old Church Slavonic дѣтъ (dětŭ, “putting, placing”, supine). Can be deconstructed as धा (dhā, “to put, place”) + -तु (-tu) (see दधाति (dádhāti)). The Sanskrit meaning may be explained as having developed from a resultative, ie “*the outcome of putting down”.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "dhā́tu",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुः",
"roman": "dhā́tuḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातू",
"roman": "dhā́tū",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "धातवः",
"roman": "dhā́tavaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुम्",
"roman": "dhā́tum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातू",
"roman": "dhā́tū",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "धातून्",
"roman": "dhā́tūn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुना",
"roman": "dhā́tunā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वा1",
"roman": "dhā́tvā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्याम्",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभिः",
"roman": "dhā́tubhiḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातवे",
"roman": "dhā́tave",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वे1",
"roman": "dhā́tve1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्याम्",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्यः",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातोः",
"roman": "dhā́toḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वः1",
"roman": "dhā́tvaḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्याम्",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्यः",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातोः",
"roman": "dhā́toḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वः1",
"roman": "dhā́tvaḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वोः",
"roman": "dhā́tvoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "धातूनाम्",
"roman": "dhā́tūnām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातौ",
"roman": "dhā́tau",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वोः",
"roman": "dhā́tvoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुषु",
"roman": "dhā́tuṣu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातो",
"roman": "dhā́to",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "धातू",
"roman": "dhā́tū",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "धातवः",
"roman": "dhā́tavaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "m",
"tr": "dhā́tu"
},
"expansion": "धातु • (dhā́tu) stem, m",
"name": "sa-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "dhā́tu"
},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "15 9 21 7 22 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"layer, stratum"
],
"id": "en-धातु-sa-noun-Juxcqrp4",
"links": [
[
"layer",
"layer"
],
[
"stratum",
"stratum"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "7 10 26 10 23 25",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -तु",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"constituent part, ingredient"
],
"id": "en-धातु-sa-noun-QNKF~Ohr",
"links": [
[
"constituent",
"constituent"
],
[
"part",
"part"
],
[
"ingredient",
"ingredient"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "7 10 26 10 23 25",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -तु",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "15 9 21 7 22 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"element, primitive matter"
],
"id": "en-धातु-sa-noun-HnL2H3is",
"links": [
[
"element",
"element"
],
[
"primitive",
"primitive"
],
[
"matter",
"matter"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body"
],
"id": "en-धातु-sa-noun-N6HtwDvu"
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "7 10 26 10 23 25",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -तु",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "15 9 21 7 22 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"primary element of the earth; i.e. metal, mineral, ore (especially a red mineral)"
],
"id": "en-धातु-sa-noun-mfVUtMTl",
"links": [
[
"metal",
"metal"
],
[
"mineral",
"mineral"
],
[
"ore",
"ore"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Grammar",
"orig": "sa:Grammar",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "18 6 21 5 18 33",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "18 9 20 6 19 28",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 10 26 10 23 25",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -तु",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "15 9 21 7 22 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata"
}
],
"glosses": [
"verbal root"
],
"id": "en-धातु-sa-noun-RUbhPlW4",
"links": [
[
"grammar",
"grammar"
],
[
"root",
"root"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(grammar) verbal root"
],
"topics": [
"grammar",
"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/dʱɑ́ː.tu/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/d̪ʱɑː.t̪u/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Sanskrit"
]
}
],
"word": "धातु"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"Sanskrit lemmas",
"Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
"Sanskrit masculine nouns",
"Sanskrit nouns",
"Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
"Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms suffixed with -तु",
"Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"Sanskrit u-stem nouns"
],
"derived": [
{
"roman": "ākāśadhā́tu",
"word": "आकाशधातु"
},
{
"english": "having the sense of a root, a verb",
"roman": "dhātvártha",
"word": "धात्वर्थ"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mr",
"2": "धातू"
},
"expansion": "Marathi: धातू (dhātū)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Marathi: धातू (dhātū)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Punjabi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Punjabi: dhāt"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਧਾਤ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਧਾਤ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਧਾਤ"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "دھات",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: دھات",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: دھات"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "dhātu",
"g": "f",
"id": "feminine"
},
"expansion": "Pali: dhātu f\n→ Burmese: ဓာတ် (dhat)\n→ Shan: ထၢတ်ႈ (thāat)\n→ Khmer: ធាតុ (thiət)\n→ Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Pali: dhātu f\n→ Burmese: ဓာတ် (dhat)\n→ Shan: ထၢတ်ႈ (thāat)\n→ Khmer: ធាតុ (thiət)\n→ Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਧਾਤੂ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਧਾਤੂ (dhātū)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Punjabi: ਧਾਤੂ (dhātū)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kaw",
"2": "dhātu",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Old Javanese: dhātu\n→ Balinese: ᬥᬵᬢᬸ (datu)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Old Javanese: dhātu\n→ Balinese: ᬥᬵᬢᬸ (datu)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "dhātu",
"bor": "1",
"g": "m",
"id": "root",
"t": "root of a word"
},
"expansion": "→ Pali: dhātu m (“root of a word”)\n→ Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Pali: dhātu m (“root of a word”)\n→ Thai: ธาตุ (tâat)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "ధాతువు",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Telugu: ధాతువు (dhātuvu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Telugu: ధాతువు (dhātuvu)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*dʰeh₁-",
"4": "*dʰéh₁-tu-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁-tu-",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ae",
"2": "𐬬𐬍𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎",
"t": "justification, providence"
},
"expansion": "Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎 (vīδātu, “justification, providence”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "dė́tų",
"3": "",
"4": "putting, placing",
"pos": "supine"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian dė́tų (“putting, placing”, supine)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dated"
},
"expansion": "(dated)",
"name": "q"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "дѣтъ",
"3": "",
"4": "putting, placing",
"pos": "supine"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic дѣтъ (dětŭ, “putting, placing”, supine)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "धा",
"3": "तु",
"t1": "to put, place"
},
"expansion": "धा (dhā, “to put, place”) + -तु (-tu)",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Maybe inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁-tu-, in that case cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬎 (vīδātu, “justification, providence”), Lithuanian dė́tų (“putting, placing”, supine) (dated), Old Church Slavonic дѣтъ (dětŭ, “putting, placing”, supine). Can be deconstructed as धा (dhā, “to put, place”) + -तु (-tu) (see दधाति (dádhāti)). The Sanskrit meaning may be explained as having developed from a resultative, ie “*the outcome of putting down”.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "dhā́tu",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुः",
"roman": "dhā́tuḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातू",
"roman": "dhā́tū",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "धातवः",
"roman": "dhā́tavaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुम्",
"roman": "dhā́tum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातू",
"roman": "dhā́tū",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "धातून्",
"roman": "dhā́tūn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुना",
"roman": "dhā́tunā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वा1",
"roman": "dhā́tvā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्याम्",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभिः",
"roman": "dhā́tubhiḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातवे",
"roman": "dhā́tave",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वे1",
"roman": "dhā́tve1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्याम्",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्यः",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातोः",
"roman": "dhā́toḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वः1",
"roman": "dhā́tvaḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्याम्",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुभ्यः",
"roman": "dhā́tubhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातोः",
"roman": "dhā́toḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वः1",
"roman": "dhā́tvaḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वोः",
"roman": "dhā́tvoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "धातूनाम्",
"roman": "dhā́tūnām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातौ",
"roman": "dhā́tau",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "धात्वोः",
"roman": "dhā́tvoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "धातुषु",
"roman": "dhā́tuṣu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "धातो",
"roman": "dhā́to",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "धातू",
"roman": "dhā́tū",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "धातवः",
"roman": "dhā́tavaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "m",
"tr": "dhā́tu"
},
"expansion": "धातु • (dhā́tu) stem, m",
"name": "sa-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "dhā́tu"
},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"layer, stratum"
],
"links": [
[
"layer",
"layer"
],
[
"stratum",
"stratum"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"constituent part, ingredient"
],
"links": [
[
"constituent",
"constituent"
],
[
"part",
"part"
],
[
"ingredient",
"ingredient"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"element, primitive matter"
],
"links": [
[
"element",
"element"
],
[
"primitive",
"primitive"
],
[
"matter",
"matter"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"primary element of the earth; i.e. metal, mineral, ore (especially a red mineral)"
],
"links": [
[
"metal",
"metal"
],
[
"mineral",
"mineral"
],
[
"ore",
"ore"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"sa:Grammar"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata"
}
],
"glosses": [
"verbal root"
],
"links": [
[
"grammar",
"grammar"
],
[
"root",
"root"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(grammar) verbal root"
],
"topics": [
"grammar",
"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/dʱɑ́ː.tu/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/d̪ʱɑː.t̪u/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Sanskrit"
]
}
],
"word": "धातु"
}
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