ދެން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इदम् (idam, “here, to this place; now”). Cognate to Sinhalese දැන් (dæn, “now”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪en̪/, [d̪en̪]

Adverb

ދެން • (den̊)

1. now, forthwith, promptly, readily
2. after that, next

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54