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ތޫނު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese තියුණු (tiyuṇu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪uː.n̪u/, [t̪uː.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ތޫ‧ނު

Adjective

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ތޫނު (tūnu) 

  1. sharp, piercing
  2. pungent
  3. conical, horned
  4. keen, acute

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޫނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 239