ކަރުނަ
Dhivehi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Pali karuṇā, from Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā, “compassion, tenderness, pity”).
Noun edit
ކަރުނަ • (karuna) (plural ކަރުނަތައް (karunatak̊))
- tear (drop of liquid from the eye)
Further reading edit
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަރުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 139
- Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “ކަރުނަ”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 67