dhoni

English

Alternative forms

• dhoney, dhony, done, doney, doni

Etymology

Borrowed from Dhivehi ދޯނި (dōni).

Noun

dhoni (plural dhonis)

1. A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.
   • 2007 January 28, Elaine Glusac, “It’s Night. Shall We Snorkel, Cycle or Hike?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Guests at the new Anantara Resort Maldives, opened in September on a five-acre island in the South Male Atoll, can shove off at sunset to fish from an indigenous dhoni sailboat, trailing local tackle — that is, a baited hook on a fishing line.

Anagrams

• odhni