ފަނގު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ޕަގު (pagu) — archaic
  • ފަގު (fagu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பங்கு (paṅku). Cognate to Sinhalese පඟු (paⁿgu)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.ᵑɡu/, [fä.ᵑɡu]
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ނގު

Noun

ފަނގު • (faⁿgu) (plural ފަނގުތައް)

  1. share or division of cultivated land

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފަނގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 69
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