dharna

[ dahr-nuh, duhr- ]

/ ˈdɑr nə, ˈdʌr- /

noun

(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.

Also dhur·na [duhr-nuh] /ˈdʌr nə/ .

Origin of dharna

1785–95; <Hindi: placing

Words nearby dharna

dhāl, dhaman, dhamma, dhansak, dharma, dharna, Dharuk, Dhaulagiri, DHB, DHEA, DHEAS

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Example sentences from the Web for dharna

An Indian custom of Dharna is of similar significance, though less violent.
Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts
If a woman greatly desires a child she will go to a shrine and lay a stone on it which she calls the dharna or deposit or pledge.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
Another custom known as dharna is that of a suppliant placing a stone on the shrine of a god or tomb of a saint.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for dharna

dharna

dhurna

/ (ˈdʌnə, ˈdɑː-) /

noun

(in India) a method of obtaining justice, as the payment of a debt, by sitting, fasting, at the door of the person from whom reparation is sought

Word Origin for dharna

C18: from Hindi, literally: a placing

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单词	dharna
释义	dharna [ dahr-nuh, duhr- ] / ˈdɑr nə, ˈdʌr- / noun (in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted. Also dhur·na [duhr-nuh] /ˈdʌr nə/ . Origin of dharna 1785–95; <Hindi: placing Words nearby dharna dhāl, dhaman, dhamma, dhansak, dharma, dharna, Dharuk, Dhaulagiri, DHB, DHEA, DHEAS Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dharna An Indian custom of Dharna is of similar significance, though less violent. Ethics\|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts If a woman greatly desires a child she will go to a shrine and lay a stone on it which she calls the dharna or deposit or pledge. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV\|R.V. Russell Another custom known as dharna is that of a suppliant placing a stone on the shrine of a god or tomb of a saint. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India\|R. V. Russell British Dictionary definitions for dharna dharna dhurna / (ˈdʌnə, ˈdɑː-) / noun (in India) a method of obtaining justice, as the payment of a debt, by sitting, fasting, at the door of the person from whom reparation is sought Word Origin for dharna C18: from Hindi, literally: a placing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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