ހެން

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ސެން (sen̊)

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese සෙ (se, “as, like, manner”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hen̪/, [hen̪]

Affix

ހެން • (-hen)

1. in similar manner, likewise, like, as

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހެން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 222