ކަނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ކަޱަ (kaṇa) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काण (kāṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese කාණො (kāṇo)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.n̪u/, [kä.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނު

Adjective

ކަނު • (kanu) 

  1. blind

Noun

ކަނު • (kanu) (plural ކަނުތައް (kanutak̊))

  1. a blind person

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 138
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