ކާންޏަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali kaññā, from Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā̀).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəːn̪.ɲə/, [kəːɲ.ɲə]
  • Hyphenation: ކާން‧ޏަ

Proper noun

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ކާންޏަ (kān̊ña)

  1. (astrology) Virgo

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކާންޏަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 132