ނާ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ނައު (nau)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नाव (nāva), नौ (nau).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪aː/, [n̪aː]

Noun

ނާ • (nā) (plural ނާތައް (nātak̊))

1. brigantine
2. ship

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 184