ވައްކަން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese වලකන් (walakan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaʔ.kan̪/, [wäk̚.kan̪]
• Hyphenation: ވައް‧ކަން

Noun

ވައްކަން • (vakkan̊) (plural ވައްކަންތައް (vakkan̊tak̊))

1. robbery, burglary, plunder, stealing, thieving, pilfering, larceny
2. embezzlement, peculation

Derived terms

• ވައްކަންކުރަނީ (vakkan̊kuranī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވައްކަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 249