ސޯބުނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शोभन (śobhana). Cognate to Sinhalese සොබන (sobana, “beautiful, handsome”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺oː.bu.n̪u/, [s̺oː.bu.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: ސޯ‧ބު‧ނު

Adjective

ސޯބުނު • (sōbunu)  (archaic)

1. beautiful, comely, pretty, attractive

   Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ޗާލު (cālu), ދަވަޅު (davaḷu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސޯބުނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 226