ތުނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तनु (tanu). Cognate to Sinhalese තුනු (tunu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪u.n̪i/, [t̪u.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: ތު‧ނި

Adjective

ތުނި • (tuni) 

1. thin, fine, slender, tenuous
2. sparse, scattered
3. flat

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 240