އަންހެނާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्गन (aṅgana). Cognate to Sinhalese අඟන (aⁿgana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən̪hen̪əː/, [ən̪hen̪əː]

Noun

އަންހެނާ • (an̊henā) (plural އަންހެނުން)

1. woman, female person

   Synonyms: އަބަޅު (abaḷu), ދެރިޔަ (deriya)

   Antonym: މީހާ (mīhā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަންހެނާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 15