ރަދުން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan) or Pali rājan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾəd̪un̪]

Noun

ރަދުން • (radun̊) (plural ރަދުންތައް)

  1. king, sultan

Further reading

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަދުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204
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