Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मुख (mukha). Cognate with Sinhalese මූණ (mūṇa). Doublet of މުކަ (muka)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muːn̪u/, [muːn̪u]

Noun

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މޫނު (mūnu)

  1. (anatomy) face

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޫނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 178