ދެކުން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā). Cognate to Sinhalese දකුණ (dakuṇa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪e.kun̪/, [d̪e.kun̪]
• Hyphenation: ދެ‧ކުން

Noun

ދެކުން • (dekun̊) (plural ދެކުންތައް (dekun̊tak̊))

1. (India, Mulaku, Addu) a presentation by a group of people to workers engaged in major public work activities

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެކުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 53