ފުނަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai). Cognate to Sinhalese පුන (puna)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fu.n̪a/, [fu.n̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ނަ

Noun

ފުނަ • (funa) (plural ފުނަތައް (funatak̊))

  1. poon tree, Calophyllum inophyllum

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88
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