ލޮނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese ලුණු (luṇu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.n̪u/, [lo.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: ލޮ‧ނު

Noun

ލޮނު • (lonu) (plural ލޮނުތައް (lonutak̊))

1. seawater
2. salt
3. saline taste

Adjective

ލޮނު • (lonu) 

1. salty

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޮނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 159