ތޮނަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ތިނަ (tina)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तृण (tṛṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese තණ (taṇa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪o.n̪a/, [t̪o.n̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ތޮ‧ނަ

Noun

ތޮނަ • (tona) (plural ތޮނަތައް (tonatak̊))

1. grass, weed

   Synonym: ވިނަ (vina)

References

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