ދަހަނާގަ
Dhivehi
Etymology
From Pali daha (“lake”) + ނާގަ (nāga, “snake”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ə.hə.n̪əː.ɡə/, [d̪ə.hə.n̪əː.ɡə]
- Hyphenation: ދަ‧ހަ‧ނާ‧ގަ
Noun
ދަހަނާގަ • (dahanāga)
- (archaic) water snake
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ދަހަނާގަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 46.