ކަހަނބު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކަހުނބު (kahuᵐbu) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa). Cognate to Sinhalese කැස්බුවා (kæsbuwā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ha.ᵐbu/, [kä.hä.ᵐbu]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ހަ‧ނބު

Noun

ކަހަނބު • (kahaᵐbu) (plural ކަހަނބުތައް (kahaᵐbutak̊))

1. tortoise
2. terrapin

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަހަނބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 134