ގޯނި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī, “sack, cloth bag”). Cognate to Sinhalese ගෝණිය (gōṇiya)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡoː.n̪i/, [ɡoː.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ގޯ‧ނި

Noun[edit]

ގޯނި • (gōni) (plural ގޯނިތައް (gōnitak̊))

  1. gunny, sack, gunny-bag

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޯނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 101
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