މޫނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुख (mukha). Cognate with Sinhalese මූණ (mūṇa). Doublet of މުކަ (muka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːn̪u/, [muːn̪u]

Noun

މޫނު • (mūnu)

1. (anatomy) face

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޫނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 178