Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit तृण (tṛṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese තණ (taṇa)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /t̪o.n̪a/, [t̪o.n̪ä]
- Hyphenation: ތޮ‧ނަ
ތޮނަ • (tona) (plural ތޮނަތައް (tonatak̊))
- grass, weed
- Synonym: ވިނަ (vina)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޮނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 239