މަކުނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • މަކުޑާ (makuḍā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्कुण (matkuṇa). Cognate with Sinhalese මකුණ (makuṇa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məkun̪u/, [məkun̪u]

Noun

މަކުނު • (makunu)

  1. bug, any similar insect or organism

Derived terms

  • ތައްމަކުނު (tammakunu, “bedbug”)
  • ފައިދިގުމަކުނު (faidigumakunu, “spider”)
  • ވާމަކުނު (vāmakunu, “spider”)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަކުނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 165
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