[dʰātu], f. a metal.
[←OIA dhā́tu- n. ‘substance’ RV., m. ‘element’ MBh., ‘metal, mineral, ore (esp. of a red colour)’ Mn. <√dhā ‘place’ ◀PIE *dhē- ‘to put, place, set’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. do, deed, doom, deem ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. fact, factor, factory, fashion, face, office, theme ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0537; (Turner, 1966) 6773, p.387; (MW, 1899) 0513; (Pokorny, 1959) 0235; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.783
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