dhoni

Etymology

Borrowed from Dhivehi ދޯނި (dōni).

noun

1. A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.
   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. January 28, 2007, Elaine Glusac, “It’s Night. Shall We Snorkel, Cycle or Hike?”, in New York Times