ދެގުނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

ދެ (de, “two”) +‎ ގުނަ (guna, “multiplier, times; -fold”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪e.ɡu.n̪a/, [d̪e.ɡu.n̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ދެ‧ގު‧ނަ

Adverb

ދެގުނަ • (deguna)

1. twofold, twice

Adjective

ދެގުނަ • (deguna) 

1. double, binal, dyadic, diploid
2. duplex

Synonyms

• ޑަބަލް (ḍabal)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެގުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 53