ދުނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪u.n̪i/, [d̪u.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: ދު‧ނި

Noun

ދުނި • (duni) (plural ދުނިތައް (dunitak̊))

1. a bow
2. frame
3. rim, perimeter (of an atoll)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 61