Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit नाव (nāva), नौ (nau).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ނާ () (plural ނާތައް (nātak̊))

  1. brigantine
  2. ship

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 184