Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhoni

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: dhoni
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.

Example Sentences

"The witchery of the dawn turned the grey river-reaches to purple, gold, and opal; and it was as though the lumbering dhoni crept across the splendors of a new heaven."
"Guests at the new Anantara Resort Maldives, opened in September on a five-acre island in the South Male Atoll, can shove off at sunset to fish from an indigenous dhoni sailboat, trailing local tackle — that is, a baited hook on a fishing line."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dhivehi ދޯނި (dōni).

Inflected Forms

dhonis (plural) dhoney (alternative) dhony (alternative) done (alternative) doney (alternative) doni (alternative)

Questions

What does dhoni mean?: A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.
Where does dhoni come from?: Borrowed from Dhivehi ދޯނި (dōni).

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