ރާމާމަކުނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese මකුළුව (makuḷuwa). Doublet of މަކުނު (makunu) and ވާމަކުނު (vāmakunu)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾəːməːməkun̪u/, [ɾəːməːməkun̪u]

Noun

ރާމާމަކުނު • (rāmāmakunu)

  1. monkey

References

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