Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit उद्वान (udvāna). Cognate to Sinhalese උදුන (uduna)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.ⁿd̪un̪/, [u.ⁿd̪un̪]
- Hyphenation: އު‧ނދުން
Noun
އުނދުން • (uⁿdun̊) (plural އުނދުންތައް)
- oven, furnace, stove, cooker, hearth
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުނދުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 241