Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga). Cognate to Sinhalese අඟ (aⁿga). Doublet of އަންގަ (an̊ga)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ᵑɡun̪/, [ä.ᵑɡun̪]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ނގުން

Noun

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އަނގުން (aⁿgun̊) (plural އަނގުންތައް (aⁿgun̊tak̊))

  1. limb, member, organ, appendage

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަނގުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 8