ރަން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Cognate to Sinhalese රන් (ran)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾan̪/, [ɾän̪]

Noun

ރަން • (ran̊) (plural ރަންތައް (ran̊tak̊))

  1. gold

Adjective

ރަން • (ran̊) 

  1. golden

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 206
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