އަންގަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga). Cognate to Sinhalese අඟ (aⁿga). Doublet of އަނގުން (aⁿgun̊)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /an̪.ɡa/, [än̪.ɡä]
  • Hyphenation: އަން‧ގަ

Noun

އަންގަ • (an̊ga) (plural އަންގަތައް (an̊gatak̊))

  1. (archaic, anatomy) the skeletal system, bones of the body collectively.

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަންގަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 14
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