ފުންނާކު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Tamil புண்ணாக்கு (puṇṇākku). Cognate to Sinhalese පුනක්කු (punakku)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fun̪.n̪aː.ku/, [fun̪.n̪aː.ku]
• Hyphenation: ފުން‧ނާ‧ކު

Noun

ފުންނާކު • (fun̊nāku) (plural ފުންނާކުތައް (fun̊nākutak̊))

1. oil cake

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުންނާކު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 89