ކަކުނި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa). Cognate to Sinhalese කකුළුව (kakuḷuwa)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.ku.n̪i/, [kä.ku.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ކު‧ނި

Noun[edit]

ކަކުނި (kakuni) (plural ކަކުނިތައް (kakunitak̊))

  1. crab
    Synonym: ދުގުނި (duguni)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަކުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 135