ފާނޫޒު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فانوس (fānūs)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faː.n̪uː.z̺u/, [faː.n̪uː.z̺u]
  • Hyphenation: ފާ‧ނޫ‧ޒު

Noun

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ފާނޫޒު (fānūzu) (plural ފާނޫޒުތައް (fānūzutak̊))

  1. lantern
    Synonyms: ކަނދިލި (kaⁿdili), ލަންޓަން (lan̊ṭan̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފާނޫޒު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 68