Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ދަރުޝަނަ (darušana) (plural ދަރުޝަނަތައް (darušanatak̊))

  1. (archaic) religion, faith, belief
    Synonym: ދީން (dīn̊)

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަރުޝަނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 51