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ވަންހަ

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa). Cognate to Sinhalese වණ්ෂ (waṇṣa)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋan̪.ha/, [wän̪.hä]
  • Hyphenation: ވަން‧ހަ

Noun

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ވަންހަ (van̊ha) (plural ވަންހަތައް (van̊hatak̊))

  1. lineage, bloodline, ancestry
    Synonyms: ގުރަނދަ (guraⁿda), މާތާޕިތާ (mātāpitā), ޖަދު (jadu)
  2. race, tribe, clan, dynasty
    Synonyms: ބާގަ (bāga), ކުލަ (kula)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަންހަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 250