Etymology
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ދެ (de, “two”) + ގުނަ (guna, “multiplier, times; -fold”)
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /d̪e.ɡu.n̪a/, [d̪e.ɡu.n̪ä]
- Hyphenation: ދެ‧ގު‧ނަ
ދެގުނަ • (deguna)
- twofold, twice
Adjective
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ދެގުނަ • (deguna)
- double, binal, dyadic, diploid
- duplex
Synonyms
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References
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- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެގުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 53