Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit उद्वान (udvāna). Cognate to Sinhalese උදුන (uduna)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /u.ⁿd̪un̪/, [u.ⁿd̪un̪]
  • Hyphenation: އު‧ނދުން

Noun

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އުނދުން (uⁿdun̊) (plural އުނދުންތައް (uⁿdun̊tak̊))

  1. oven, furnace, stove, cooker, hearth

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުނދުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 241