dharna
noun
dharna is spelled D-H-A-R-N-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dharna means “A sit-in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dharna is dharnas.
How many letters and syllables are in dharna?
| Letters | 6: D-H-A-R-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dharna?
Dharna appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dharna
- dharnas plural
- dhurna
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dharna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA sit-in.
- 2
IndiaA fast undertaken at the door of an offender, especially a debtor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dharna come from?
Borrowed from Hindi धरना (dharnā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).