ގުނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गुणा (guṇā). Cognate to Sinhalese ගුණ්ය (guṇya). Compare Dhivehi ގުނަނީ (gunanī)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ގުނަ • (guna) (plural ގުނަތައް (gunatak̊))

1. multiplier, times

Suffix

ގުނަ • (guna)

1. -fold

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 105