މަކުނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މަކުޑާ (makuḍā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्कुण (matkuṇa). Cognate with Sinhalese මකුණ (makuṇa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məkun̪u/, [məkun̪u]

Noun

މަކުނު • (makunu)

1. bug, any similar insect or organism

Derived terms

• ތައްމަކުނު (tammakunu, “bedbug”)
• ފައިދިގުމަކުނު (faidigumakunu, “spider”)
• ވާމަކުނު (vāmakunu, “spider”)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަކުނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 165