ހުނި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ހެނާ (henā) – Huvadhu, Mulaku
ހޫނި (hūni) – Addu

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese හුනු (hunu)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /hu.n̪i/, [hu.n̪i]
Hyphenation: ހު‧ނި

Noun[edit]

ހުނި • (huni) (plural ހުނިތައް (hunitak̊))

lime, quicklime, chunam
coconut kernel scrapings

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 123

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