ހޯނު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ހޯނާ (hōnā) — Huvadhu
ހޯނަ (hōna) — Addu

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit शिशुनाग (śiśunāga). Cognate to Sinhalese හූනන් (hūnan)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /hoː.n̪u/, [hoː.n̪u]
Hyphenation: ހޯ‧ނު

Noun[edit]

ހޯނު • (hōnu) (plural ހޯނުތައް (hōnutak̊))

a gecko, gekko, house lizard

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހޯނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 120

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