ވިޔަނަ

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Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vi.ja.n̪a/, [vi.jä.n̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ވި‧ޔަ‧ނަ

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन (vyáñjana)

Noun

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ވިޔަނަ (viyana) (plural ވިޔަނަތައް (viyanatak̊))

  1. consonant
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit वपति (vapati). Cognate to Sinhalese වවනවා (wawanawā)

Noun

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ވިޔަނަ (viyana) (plural ވިޔަނަތައް (viyanatak̊))

  1. (archaic) cultivable, fertile, productive

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވިޔަނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 258