ހޮނިހިރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit शनिवार (śanivāra). Cognate to Sinhalese සෙනසුරා (senasurā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ho.n̪i.hi.ɾu/, [ho.n̪i.hi.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ހޮ‧ނި‧ހި‧ރު

Noun[edit]

ހޮނިހިރު (honihiru) (plural ހޮނިހިރުތައް (honihirutak̊))

  1. Saturday

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހޮނިހިރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 121