މާނު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məːn̪u/, [məːn̪u]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya). Doublet of މީހާ (mīhā) and މިނި (mini)

Noun

މާނު • (mānu)

1. (archaic) man, male, person

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 161

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ष्रमण (ṣramaṇa). Cognate with Sinhalese මහණ (mahaṇa)

Noun

މާނު • (mānu)

1. (archaic) priest, monk, monastic

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 161