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dharna
 
SYLLABICATION:dhar·na
PRONUNCIATION:  därn, dûr-
VARIANT FORMS: also dhur·na (  dûrn)
NOUN: A fast conducted at the door of an offender, especially a debtor, in India as a means of obtaining compliance with a demand for justice, such as payment of a debt.
ETYMOLOGY:Hindi dharn, from Prakrit dharaa, from Sanskrit dharaam, act of supporting, stay. See dher- in Appendix I.
 
 
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