ތުނި

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit तनु (tanu). Cognate to Sinhalese තුනු (tunu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪u.n̪i/, [t̪u.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ތު‧ނި

Adjective

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ތުނި (tuni) 

  1. thin, fine, slender, tenuous
  2. sparse, scattered
  3. flat

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 240