ހޮނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अशनि (aśani). Cognate to Sinhalese හෙණ (heṇa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ho.n̪u/, [ho.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: ހޮ‧ނު

Noun

ހޮނު • (honu) (plural ހޮނުތައް (honutak̊))

1. thunderbolt, lightning

   Synonym: ވިދުވަރު (viduvaru)

Synonyms

• (Addu) ހެނަ (hena)

References

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