ރާމާމަކުނު

Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ރާމާމަކުނު (rāmāmakunu)

  1. monkey

References edit

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