ތޫނު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese තියුණු (tiyuṇu)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t̪uː.n̪u/, [t̪uː.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ތޫ‧ނު

Adjective[edit]

ތޫނު (tūnu) 

  1. sharp, piercing
  2. pungent
  3. conical, horned
  4. keen, acute

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޫނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 239