ފަޓުލޫނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from English pantaloon, from French pantalon. Cognate to Hindi पतलून (patlūn)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ʈu.luː.n̪u/, [fä.ʈu.luː.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: ފަ‧ޓު‧ލޫ‧ނު

Noun

ފަޓުލޫނު • (faṭulūnu) (plural ފަޓުލޫނުތައް (faṭulūnutak̊))

1. trousers, pants, slacks

Synonyms

• ޖަނގިޔާ (jaⁿgiyā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަޓުލޫނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 80