檀那 A supporter of a Buddhist temple; donor, lay member.

donor : (m.) dāyaka; dātu; cāgī.

A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]

gtong ba

[tenses]

• gtang
• gtong
• btang
• thongs

[translation-san] {C,MSA} tyāga

[translation-san] {MSA} parityāga

[translation-san] {MSA} utsarga

[translation-san] utsṛjati

[translation-san] {L} hāna

[translation-san] {MSA} pratipādana

[translation-san] {C} dāyaka

[translation-san] {MSA} da

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} give; treat; cast away; send; let go; give away; let loose; play [an instrument]

[translation-eng] {C} renunciation; go to; dismiss; abandon; let have; let in; admit; failure; decrease; waning; loss; forsake; donor; giver

Jeffrey Hopkins' Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary