ސޯބުނު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शोभन (śobhana). Cognate to Sinhalese සොබන (sobana, “beautiful, handsome”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̺oː.bu.n̪u/, [s̺oː.bu.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ސޯ‧ބު‧ނު

Adjective

ސޯބުނު • (sōbunu)  (archaic)

  1. beautiful, comely, pretty, attractive
    Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ޗާލު (cālu), ދަވަޅު (davaḷu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސޯބުނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 226
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