ދަހަނާގަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Pali daha (“lake”) + ނާގަ (nāga, “snake”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ə.hə.n̪əː.ɡə/, [d̪ə.hə.n̪əː.ɡə]
• Hyphenation: ދަ‧ހަ‧ނާ‧ގަ

Noun

ދަހަނާގަ • (dahanāga)

1. (archaic) water snake

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަހަނާގަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 46