ކާންޏަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali kaññā, from Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəːn̪.ɲə/, [kəːɲ.ɲə]
• Hyphenation: ކާން‧ޏަ

Proper noun

ކާންޏަ • (kān̊ña)

1. (astrology) Virgo

Further reading

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކާންޏަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 132