އަބޭނާޔަކަ

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) + नायक (nāyaka). Cognate to Sinhalese අබයනයක (abayanayaka)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.beː.n̪aː.ja.ka/, [ä.beː.n̪aː.jä.kä]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ބޭ‧ނާ‧ޔަ‧ކަ

Noun

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އަބޭނާޔަކަ (abēnāyaka) (plural އަބޭނާޔަކަތައް (abēnāyakatak̊))

  1. (archaic, historical) the reader of the proclamation on the day of coronation of the Sultan
    Synonym: އަބޫނާ (abūnā)