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ހޮނު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit अशनि (aśani). Cognate to Sinhalese හෙණ (heṇa)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ho.n̪u/, [ho.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ހޮ‧ނު

Noun

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ހޮނު (honu) (plural ހޮނުތައް (honutak̊))

  1. thunderbolt, lightning
    Synonym: ވިދުވަރު (viduvaru)

Synonyms

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References

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