ހުނި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ހެނާ (henā) – Huvadhu, Mulaku
  • ހޫނި (hūni) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese හුනු (hunu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hu.n̪i/, [hu.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ހު‧ނި

Noun

ހުނި • (huni) (plural ހުނިތައް (hunitak̊))

  1. lime, quicklime, chunam
  2. coconut kernel scrapings

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 123
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