ތުން

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ތުނބު (tuᵐbu) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तुण्ड (tuṇḍa). Cognate to Sinhalese තුදු (tudu). Doublet of ތުނޑު (tuⁿḍu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪un̪/, [t̪un̪]

Noun

ތުން • (tun̊) (plural ތުންތައް (tun̊tak̊))

1. mouth
2. lip, beak, bill

Synonyms

• (mouth): މުކަ (muka), އަނގަ (aⁿga)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 240