ކަރުނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali karuṇā, from Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā, “compassion, tenderness, pity”).

Noun

ކަރުނަ • (karuna) (plural ކަރުނަތައް (karunatak̊))

1. tear (drop of liquid from the eye)

Further reading

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަރުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 139
• Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “ކަރުނަ”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 67