ލޮނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese ලුණු (luṇu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lo.n̪u/, [lo.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ލޮ‧ނު

Noun

ލޮނު • (lonu) (plural ލޮނުތައް (lonutak̊))

  1. seawater
  2. salt
  3. saline taste

Adjective

ލޮނު • (lonu) 

  1. salty

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޮނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 159
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