ރަދުން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan) or Pali rājan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾəd̪un̪]

Noun

ރަދުން • (radun̊) (plural ރަދުންތައް (radun̊tak̊))

1. king
2. sultan

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަދުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204