ގުނަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit गुणा (guṇā). Cognate to Sinhalese ගුණ්ය (guṇya). Compare Dhivehi ގުނަނީ (gunanī)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡu.n̪a/, [ɡu.n̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ގު‧ނަ

Noun[edit]

ގުނަ • (guna) (plural ގުނަތައް (gunatak̊))

  1. multiplier, times

Suffix[edit]

ގުނަ • (guna)

  1. -fold

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 105
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