Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit धनु (dhanu, a bow). Cognate to Sinhalese දුනු (dunu). Doublet of ދުނި (duni)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪a.n̪u/, [d̪a.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ދަ‧ނު

Noun

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ދަނު (danu) (plural ދަނުތައް (danutak̊))

  1. (archaic) eyebrow
    Synonym: ބުމަ (buma)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 49