އުކުނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उत्कुण (utkuṇa, “a bug”). Cognate to Sinhalese උකුණු (ukuṇu, “louse”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ku.n̪u/, [u.ku.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: އު‧ކު‧ނު

Noun

އުކުނު • (ukunu) (plural އުކުނުތައް (ukunutak̊))

1. louse, flea, mite

   Synonym: ސެއްޅި (seḷḷi)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުކުނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 243