އަބޭނާޔަކަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އަބަޔަނާކަ (abayanāka)

Etymology

Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) + नायक (nāyaka). Cognate to Sinhalese අබයනයක (abayanayaka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.beː.n̪aː.ja.ka/, [ä.beː.n̪aː.jä.kä]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ބޭ‧ނާ‧ޔަ‧ކަ

Noun

އަބޭނާޔަކަ • (abēnāyaka) (plural އަބޭނާޔަކަތައް (abēnāyakatak̊))

1. (archaic, historical) the reader of the proclamation on the day of coronation of the Sultan

   Synonym: އަބޫނާ (abūnā)