Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit उष्ण (uṣṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese උණු (uṇu)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /huː.n̪u/, [huː.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ހޫ‧ނު

Adjective edit

ހޫނު (hūnu) 

  1. hot, warm

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހޫނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 121