ވިޔަނަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.ja.n̪a/, [vi.jä.n̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ވި‧ޔަ‧ނަ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन (vyáñjana)

Noun

ވިޔަނަ • (viyana) (plural ވިޔަނަތައް (viyanatak̊))

1. consonant

Derived terms

• ވިޔަނި (viyani)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit वपति (vapati). Cognate to Sinhalese වවනවා (wawanawā)

Noun

ވިޔަނަ • (viyana) (plural ވިޔަނަތައް (viyanatak̊))

1. (archaic) cultivable, fertile, productive

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވިޔަނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 258