Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga). Cognate to Sinhalese අඟ (aⁿga). Doublet of އަނގުން (aⁿgun̊)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /an̪.ɡa/, [än̪.ɡä]
  • Hyphenation: އަން‧ގަ

Noun

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އަންގަ (an̊ga) (plural އަންގަތައް (an̊gatak̊))

  1. (archaic, anatomy) the skeletal system, bones of the body collectively.

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަންގަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 14