Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese ලුණු (luṇu)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /lo.n̪u/, [lo.n̪u]
- Hyphenation: ލޮ‧ނު
ލޮނު • (lonu) (plural ލޮނުތައް (lonutak̊))
- seawater
- salt
- saline taste
Adjective[edit]
ލޮނު • (lonu)
- salty
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޮނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 159
