ހުނި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. lime, quicklime, chunam
2. coconut kernel scrapings

References

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