ރަދުން

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan) or Pali rājan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ރަދުން (radun̊) (plural ރަދުންތައް (radun̊tak̊))

  1. king
  2. sultan

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަދުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204