Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit इदम् (idam, “here, to this place; now”). Cognate to Sinhalese දැන් (dæn, “now”)
Pronunciation[edit]
ދެން • (den̊)
- now, forthwith, promptly, readily
- after that, next
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54
