Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit तुण्ड (tuṇḍa). Doublet of ތުން (tun̊)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪u.ᶯɖu/, [t̪u.ᶯɖu]
  • Hyphenation: ތު‧ނޑު

Noun

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ތުނޑު (tuⁿḍu) (plural ތުނޑުތައް (tuⁿḍutak̊))

  1. nib

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތުނޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 239