ރަންވަން

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ރަންވަނި (ran̊vani)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हिरण्यवर्ण (hiraṇyavarṇa, “gold-coloured”). Cognate to Sinhalese රන්වන් (ranwan, “golden-coloured”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾən̪.ʋən̪/, [ɾən̪.ʋən̪]
• Hyphenation: ރަން‧ވަން

Adjective

ރަންވަން • (ran̊van̊) 

1. golden, gold-coloured, gold-like

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަންވަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 206