ތޮނަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तृण (tṛṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese තණ (taṇa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪o.n̪a/, [t̪o.n̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ތޮ‧ނަ

Noun

ތޮނަ • (tona) (plural ތޮނަތައް (tonatak̊))

  1. grass, weed
    Synonym: ވިނަ (vina)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޮނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 239
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