ހެން

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ސެން (sen̊)

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese සෙ (se, “as, like, manner”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hen̪/, [hen̪]

Affix

ހެން • (-hen)

  1. in similar manner, likewise, like, as

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ހެން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 222
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