Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit उत्पन्न (utpanna). Cognate to Sinhalese උපන් (upan)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /u.fan̪/, [u.fän̪]
  • Hyphenation: އު‧ފަން

Adjective

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އުފަން (ufan̊) 

  1. sired, fathered, born, produced

Derived terms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުފަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 242