އަނދުން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आञ्जन (āñjana). Cognate to Sinhalese අඳුන් (aⁿdun)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

އަނދުން • (aⁿdun̊) (plural އަނދުންތައް (aⁿdun̊tak̊))

1. eyesalve, collyrium, lampblack, kohl

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަނދުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 6