Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tamil பணம் (paṇam). Cognate to Sinhalese පනම (panama)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fa.n̪a.mi/, [fä.n̪ä.mi]
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ނަ‧މި

Noun

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ފަނަމި (fanami) (plural ފަނަމިތައް (fanamitak̊))

  1. (archaic) laari

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަނަމި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 73