ހަނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ހަނޮ (hano) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शाण (śāṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese හණ (haṇa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ha.n̪u/, [hä.n̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ނު

Noun

ހަނު • (hanu) (plural ހަނުތައް)

  1. grindstone, whetstone, oilstone

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 111
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