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 (hanutak̊))

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