އޮނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • އޮޱު (oṇu)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेणु (veṇu). Cognate with Sinhalese උණ (uṇa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /on̪u/, [on̪u]

Noun

އޮނު • (onu)

  1. bamboo
  2. (music) flute
    Synonym: ސާއިރަ (sāira)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 198
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