ކުކުން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀫 (kuṃkuma), from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma). Cognate to Sinhalese කොකුම් (kokum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.kun̪/, [ku.kun̪]
• Hyphenation: ކު‧ކުން

Noun

ކުކުން • (kukun̊) (plural ކުކުންތައް (kukun̊tak̊))

1. saffron

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުކުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 149