އަނބު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀩 (aṃba), from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra). Cognate with Sinhalese අඹ (aᵐba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ᵐbu/, [ä.ᵐbu]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ނބު

Noun

އަނބު • (aᵐbu) (plural އަނބުތައް (aᵐbutak̊))

1. mango (tree)
2. mango (fruit)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަނބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 5