ރަންބުސްތާނު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay rambutan. Cognate to Sinhalese රම්බුතාන් (rambutān)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɾan̪.bus̺.t̪aː.n̪u/, [ɾän̪.bus̺.t̪aː.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ރަން‧ބުސް‧ތާ‧ނު

Noun[edit]

ރަންބުސްތާނު (ran̊bustānu) (plural ރަންބުސްތާނުތައް (ran̊bustānutak̊))

  1. rambutan

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަންބުސްތާނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 206