Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ސަންގު (san̊gu) (plural ސަންގުތައް (san̊gutak̊))

  1. conch shell

References

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