މޫނު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit मुख (mukha). Cognate with Sinhalese මූණ (mūṇa). Doublet of މުކަ (muka)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /muːn̪u/, [muːn̪u]

Noun[edit]

މޫނު (mūnu)

  1. (anatomy) face

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޫނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 178