ރާމާމަކުނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese මකුළුව (makuḷuwa). Doublet of މަކުނު (makunu) and ވާމަކުނު (vāmakunu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾəːməːməkun̪u/, [ɾəːməːməkun̪u]

Noun

ރާމާމަކުނު • (rāmāmakunu)

1. monkey

References

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