Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).
Pronunciation
Noun
ސަންގު • (san̊gu) (plural ސަންގުތައް)
- conch shell
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަންގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka