ފާނޫޒު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فانوس (fānūs)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faː.n̪uː.z̺u/, [faː.n̪uː.z̺u]
• Hyphenation: ފާ‧ނޫ‧ޒު

Noun

ފާނޫޒު • (fānūzu) (plural ފާނޫޒުތައް (fānūzutak̊))

1. lantern

   Synonyms: ކަނދިލި (kaⁿdili), ލަންޓަން (lan̊ṭan̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފާނޫޒު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 68