ދަން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma, “a night-watch, period or watch of 3 hours”). Cognate to Sinhalese යම (yama, “watch (of the night)”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪an̪/, [d̪äŋ]

Noun

ދަން • (dan̊) (plural ދަންތައް (dan̊tak̊))

1. watch, vigil
2. (time) a period of three hours

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 48