މާނު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /məːn̪u/, [məːn̪u]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya). Doublet of މީހާ (mīhā) and މިނި (mini)

Noun[edit]

މާނު • (mānu)

  1. (archaic) man, male, person

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 161

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit ष्रमण (ṣramaṇa). Cognate with Sinhalese මහණ (mahaṇa)

Noun[edit]

މާނު • (mānu)

  1. (archaic) priest, monk, monastic

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 161
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