ގޯނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī, “sack, cloth bag”). Cognate to Sinhalese ගෝණිය (gōṇiya)

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

Noun

ގޯނި • (gōni) (plural ގޯނިތައް (gōnitak̊))

  1. gunny, sack, gunny-bag

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޯނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 101
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