ގޯނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī, “sack, cloth bag”). Cognate to Sinhalese ගෝණිය (gōṇiya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoː.n̪i/, [ɡoː.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: ގޯ‧ނި

Noun

ގޯނި • (gōni) (plural ގޯނިތައް (gōnitak̊))

1. gunny, sack, gunny-bag

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޯނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 101