ރާމާމަކުނު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Sinhalese මකුළුව (makuḷuwa). Doublet of މަކުނު (makunu) and ވާމަކުނު (vāmakunu)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɾəːməːməkun̪u/, [ɾəːməːməkun̪u]

Noun[edit]

ރާމާމަކުނު (rāmāmakunu)

  1. monkey

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރާމާމަކުނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204