ހޯނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ހޯނާ (hōnā) — Huvadhu
• ހޯނަ (hōna) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शिशुनाग (śiśunāga). Cognate to Sinhalese හූනන් (hūnan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoː.n̪u/, [hoː.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: ހޯ‧ނު

Noun

ހޯނު • (hōnu) (plural ހޯނުތައް (hōnutak̊))

1. a gecko, gekko, house lizard

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހޯނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 120