ފުނަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ފުނާ (funā) — Minicoy

Etymology

From Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai). Cognate to Sinhalese පුන (puna)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.n̪a/, [fu.n̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ފު‧ނަ

Noun

ފުނަ • (funa) (plural ފުނަތައް (funatak̊))

1. poon tree, Calophyllum inophyllum

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88