ތުން

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ތުނބު (tuᵐbu) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तुण्ड (tuṇḍa). Cognate to Sinhalese තුදු (tudu). Doublet of ތުނޑު (tuⁿḍu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪un̪/, [t̪un̪]

Noun

ތުން • (tun̊) (plural ތުންތައް (tun̊tak̊))

  1. mouth
  2. lip, beak, bill

Synonyms

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 240
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