އެކުނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit एकोन (ekona). Cognate with Sinhalese එකුන් (ekun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekun̪i/, [ekun̪i]

Prefix

އެކުނި • (ekuni-)

1. one less than, minus one, deficient by one, less by one

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެކުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 66