ފަނގު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tamil பங்கு (paṅku). Cognate to Sinhalese පඟු (paⁿgu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fa.ᵑɡu/, [fä.ᵑɡu]
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ނގު

Noun

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ފަނގު (faⁿgu) (plural ފަނގުތައް (faⁿgutak̊))

  1. share or division of cultivated land

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަނގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 69