Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi खाना (khānā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaː.n̪aː/, [kaː.n̪aː]
  • Hyphenation: ކާ‧ނާ

Noun

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ކާނާ (kānā) (plural ކާނާތައް (kānātak̊))

  1. food, usually for animals
    Synonyms: ބޯދަނަ (bōdana), ޒިރާއާ (zirāā), ކޭން (kēn̊), ކާޑު (kāḍu)