އަންހެނާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्गन (aṅgana). Cognate to Sinhalese අඟන (aⁿgana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ən̪hen̪əː/, [ən̪hen̪əː]

Noun

އަންހެނާ • (an̊henā) (plural އަންހެނުން)

  1. woman, female person
    Synonyms: އަބަޅު (abaḷu), ދެރިޔަ (deriya)
    Antonym: މީހާ (mīhā)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަންހެނާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 15
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