Meanings
proper noun
alternative Taana · alternative Tāna
- The modern writing system of the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives.
The Thaana script is written from right to left. Conformant implementations of Thaana script must use the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (see Unicode Standard Annex #9, “Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm”).
2022 September 28, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode, Unicode Consortium, page 535
Origin
- dvތާނަ
- EnglishThaana
Borrowed from Dhivehi ތާނަ (tāna).
More words from dv
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تانة
- تانة (tāna)writing system of Dhivehi
Chinese Mandarin 它拿
- 它拿writing system of Dhivehi
Czech Tána
- Tánawriting system of Dhivehi
French thâna
- thânawriting system of Dhivehi
German Thaana
- Thaanawriting system of Dhivehi
Japanese ターナ
- ターナ (Tāna)writing system of Dhivehi
Korean 타나
- 타나 (tana)writing system of Dhivehi
Russian та́на
- та́на (tána)writing system of Dhivehi
Tamil தான
- தான (tāṉa)writing system of Dhivehi
Urdu تانہ
- تانہwriting system of Dhivehi
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Thaana
MontanaBotswanaghanaanadanaGuyananirvanaAmericanamanananaTijuanaiguanacabanapranaTiranaarcanakanaohanayanaAfricanabrewerianaDisneyanakatakanaliana
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
Thaana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thaana
MLA
“Thaana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thaana. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thaana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thaana.
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