Etymology

Danu

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Burmese ဓနု
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Danu · noun, proper noun1

  1. Burmese · borrowed fromဓနု
  2. English todayDanu

Borrowed from Burmese ဓနု (dha.nu.).

Danu · proper noun2

Learned borrowing from Old Irish, from a reconstructed nominative form of the genitive Danann (also spelled Donand or Danand). In particular, Danann is attested in the term Tuatha Dé Danann, which is typically translated "tribe of Danu" but used as the collective name for certain Irish gods (or, more prosaically, the people of a particular wave of immigration to Ireland, in the traditional history). The etymology is controversial and has been debated since the 19th century. Some scholars identify Danu with the goddess Anu, perhaps as a contraction of día Anu ("goddess Anu").

Danu · proper noun3

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromदनु
  2. English todayDanu

Borrowed from Sanskrit दनु (danu).

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