different between dhow vs dhoni

English

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (d?w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Noun

dhow (plural dhows)

1. (nautical) A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.
   • 2001, David M Besaw, Joshua, Trafford Publishing, page 251,

     Joshua continued preparing breakfast, Bijan returned to piloting the dhow offshore and Pourghasem returned to his watch. […] Several dhows were on the water and some fishermen were already at work.

   • 2003, Suzanne Miers, Slavery in the Twentieth Century: The Evolution of a Global Problem, Rowman & Littlefield (AltaMira), page 78,

     The navy sometimes hired dhows for its patrols. […] If a dhow was stopped, the slaves could not be counted on to make their presence known, having probably been told that the Europeans would kill them.

   • 2011, J. W. Heldring, The Killing of Dr. Albrecht Roscher, Xlibris, page 109,

     They took a dhow from Mombasa bound for Aden and planned to take a larger vessel to Suez and then overland to Cairo.

Further reading

• dhow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• how'd, who'd

English

Alternative forms

• dhoney
• dhony
• done
• doney
• doni

Etymology

Dhivehi ????? (d?ni)

Noun

dhoni (plural dhonis)

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

Anagrams

• odhni