ދަނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धनु (dhanu, “a bow”). Cognate to Sinhalese දුනු (dunu). Doublet of ދުނި (duni)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.n̪u/, [d̪a.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: ދަ‧ނު

Noun

ދަނު • (danu) (plural ދަނުތައް (danutak̊))

1. (archaic) eyebrow

   Synonym: ބުމަ (buma)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 49