ކަން

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kən̪/, [kən̪]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Cognate with Sinhalese කම (kama).

Noun

ކަން • (kan̊) (plural ކަންތައް (kan̊tak̊))

  1. (grammar) verb
  2. business, deed, act, action, work
  3. need, necessity

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit कोण (koṇa). Cognate with Sinhalese කොන (kona).

Noun

ކަން • (kan̊) (plural ކަންތައް (kan̊tak̊))

  1. corner, nook, nich
  2. angle, salient, bend, quoin

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 137
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