ކަހަނބު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ކަހުނބު (kahuᵐbu) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa). Cognate to Sinhalese කැස්බුවා (kæsbuwā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.ha.ᵐbu/, [kä.hä.ᵐbu]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ހަ‧ނބު

Noun

ކަހަނބު • (kahaᵐbu) (plural ކަހަނބުތައް (kahaᵐbutak̊))

  1. tortoise
  2. terrapin

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަހަނބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 134
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