ގަން

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ގަން • (gan̊) (plural ގަންތައް (gan̊tak̊))

  1. island
  2. village, hamlet

Proper noun[edit]

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ގަން • (gan̊)

  1. Gan (an island in Haddhunmathi, Maldives)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 96
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