ފަނގު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ޕަގު (pagu) — archaic
• ފަގު (fagu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பங்கு (paṅku). Cognate to Sinhalese පඟු (paⁿgu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ᵑɡu/, [fä.ᵑɡu]
• Hyphenation: ފަ‧ނގު

Noun

ފަނގު • (faⁿgu) (plural ފަނގުތައް (faⁿgutak̊))

1. share or division of cultivated land

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަނގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 69