ކުނބު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कूपक (kūpaka). Cognate to Sinhalese කුඹ (kuᵐba)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku.ᵐbu/, [ku.ᵐbu]
  • Hyphenation: ކު‧ނބު

Noun

ކުނބު • (kuᵐbu) (plural ކުނބުތައް (kuᵐbutak̊))

  1. mast (of a boat, ship)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުނބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 148
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