އެކުނި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit एकोन (ekona). Cognate with Sinhalese එකුන් (ekun).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ekun̪i/, [ekun̪i]

Prefix[edit]

އެކުނި (ekuni-)

  1. one less than, minus one, deficient by one, less by one

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެކުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 66