ދުއްކާނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Hindi दुकान (dukān). from Persian دکان.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ukːəːn̪u]

Noun

ދުއްކާނު • (dukkānu) (plural ދުއްކާނުތައް (dukkānutak̊))

1. stop, store

   Synonym: ގުދަން (gudan̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދުއްކާނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 61