މުނިކާފަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Pali muni + ކާފަ (kāfa)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu.n̪i.kaː.fa/, [mu.n̪i.kaː.fä]
  • Hyphenation: މު‧ނި‧ކާ‧ފަ

Noun

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މުނިކާފަ (munikāfa) (plural މުނިކާފަތައް (munikāfatak̊))

  1. great-grandfather
    Coordinate term: މުނިމާމަ (munimāma)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުނިކާފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 182