ކުލުނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā). Cognate to Sinhalese කුලුණ (kuluṇa) and Pali karuṇā

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku.lu.n̪u/, [ku.lu.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ކު‧ލު‧ނު

Noun

ކުލުނު • (kulunu) (plural ކުލުނުތައް (kulunutak̊))

  1. love, mercy, lenity, clemency, kindness

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުލުނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150
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