ޕަރަނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese පරණ (paraṇa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa.n̪a/, [pä.ɾä.n̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ޕަ‧ރަ‧ނަ

Adjective

ޕަރަނަ • (parana) 

1. (Addu) old, antiquated, archaic

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޕަރަނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 200