ކުކުން

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀫 (kuṃkuma), from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma). Cognate to Sinhalese කොකුම් (kokum).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.kun̪/, [ku.kun̪]
  • Hyphenation: ކު‧ކުން

Noun

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ކުކުން (kukun̊) (plural ކުކުންތައް (kukun̊tak̊))

  1. saffron

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުކުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 149