މުނިކާފަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Pali muni + ކާފަ (kāfa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.n̪i.kaː.fa/, [mu.n̪i.kaː.fä]
• Hyphenation: މު‧ނި‧ކާ‧ފަ

Noun

މުނިކާފަ • (munikāfa) (plural މުނިކާފަތައް (munikāfatak̊))

1. great-grandfather

   Coordinate term: މުނިމާމަ (munimāma)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުނިކާފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 182