ކަނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކަޱަ (kaṇa) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काण (kāṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese කාණො (kāṇo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.n̪u/, [kä.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނު

Adjective

ކަނު • (kanu) 

1. blind

Noun

ކަނު • (kanu) (plural ކަނުތައް (kanutak̊))

1. a blind person

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 138