ދަން

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma, a night-watch, period or watch of 3 hours). Cognate to Sinhalese යම (yama, watch (of the night))

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪an̪/, [d̪äŋ]

Noun

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ދަން (dan̊) (plural ދަންތައް (dan̊tak̊))

  1. watch, vigil
  2. (time) a period of three hours

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 48