Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

ދެ (de, two) +‎ ގުނަ (guna, multiplier, times; -fold)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d̪e.ɡu.n̪a/, [d̪e.ɡu.n̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ދެ‧ގު‧ނަ

Adverb edit

ދެގުނަ (deguna)

  1. twofold, twice

Adjective edit

ދެގުނަ (deguna) 

  1. double, binal, dyadic, diploid
  2. duplex

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެގުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 53