Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī, sack, cloth bag). Cognate to Sinhalese ගෝණිය (gōṇiya)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡoː.n̪i/, [ɡoː.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ގޯ‧ނި

Noun

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ގޯނި (gōni) (plural ގޯނިތައް (gōnitak̊))

  1. gunny, sack, gunny-bag

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޯނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 101