ވަންހަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ވަންސަ (van̊sa)
• ވަންށަ (van̊ṣa)
• ވަންގަ (van̊ga)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa). Cognate to Sinhalese වණ්ෂ (waṇṣa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋan̪.ha/, [wän̪.hä]
• Hyphenation: ވަން‧ހަ

Noun

ވަންހަ • (van̊ha) (plural ވަންހަތައް (van̊hatak̊))

1. lineage, bloodline, ancestry

   Synonyms: ގުރަނދަ (guraⁿda), މާތާޕިތާ (mātāpitā), ޖަދު (jadu)

2. race, tribe, clan, dynasty

   Synonyms: ބާގަ (bāga), ކުލަ (kula)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަންހަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 250