Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit हिरण्यवर्ण (hiraṇyavarṇa, gold-coloured). Cognate to Sinhalese රන්වන් (ranwan, golden-coloured)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɾən̪.ʋən̪/, [ɾən̪.ʋən̪]
  • Hyphenation: ރަން‧ވަން

Adjective

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ރަންވަން (ran̊van̊) 

  1. golden, gold-coloured, gold-like

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަންވަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 206