އޮނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އޮޱު (oṇu)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेणु (veṇu). Cognate with Sinhalese උණ (uṇa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /on̪u/, [on̪u]

Noun

އޮނު • (onu)

1. bamboo
2. (music) flute

   Synonym: ސާއިރަ (sāira)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 198