ޖަނގިޔާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi जाँघिया (jāṅghiyā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ᵑɡi.jaː/, [d͡ʒä.ᵑɡi.jaː]
• Hyphenation: ޖަ‧ނގި‧ޔާ

Noun

ޖަނގިޔާ • (jaⁿgiyā) (plural ޖަނގިޔާތައް (jaⁿgiyātak̊))

1. pants, underwear, lingerie

Synonyms

• ފަޓުލޫނު (faṭulūnu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖަނގިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 129