Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit काण (kāṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese කාණො (kāṇo)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ka.n̪u/, [kä.n̪u]
- Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނު
Adjective[edit]
ކަނު • (kanu)
- blind
ކަނު • (kanu) (plural ކަނުތައް (kanutak̊))
- a blind person
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 138
