Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit तुण्ड (tuṇḍa). Cognate to Sinhalese තුදු (tudu). Doublet of ތުނޑު (tuⁿḍu)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪un̪/, [t̪un̪]
Noun
ތުން • (tun̊) (plural ތުންތައް)
- mouth
- lip, beak, bill
Synonyms
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 240