Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit तुण्ड (tuṇḍa). Doublet of ތުން (tun̊)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪u.ᶯɖu/, [t̪u.ᶯɖu]
- Hyphenation: ތު‧ނޑު
Noun
ތުނޑު • (tuⁿḍu) (plural ތުނޑުތައް)
- nib
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތުނޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 239