ޖަނގިޔާ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi जाँघिया (jāṅghiyā)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ᵑɡi.jaː/, [d͡ʒä.ᵑɡi.jaː]
Hyphenation: ޖަ‧ނގި‧ޔާ

Noun[edit]

ޖަނގިޔާ • (jaⁿgiyā) (plural ޖަނގިޔާތައް (jaⁿgiyātak̊))

pants, underwear, lingerie

Synonyms[edit]

ފަޓުލޫނު (faṭulūnu)

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖަނގިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 129

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