ދަހަނާގަ

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Dhivehi

Etymology

From Pali daha (“lake”) + ނާގަ (nāga, “snake”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪ə.hə.n̪əː.ɡə/, [d̪ə.hə.n̪əː.ɡə]
Hyphenation: ދަ‧ހަ‧ނާ‧ގަ

Noun

ދަހަނާގަ • (dahanāga)

(archaic) water snake

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަހަނާގަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 46

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