އަސްދޫނި
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- އަސްދީނި (asdīni) – Addu
Etymology
From އަސް (as, “horse”) + ދޫނި (dūni, “bird”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əs̺.d̪uː.n̪i/, [əs̺.d̪uː.n̪i]
- Hyphenation: އަސް‧ދޫ‧ނި
Noun
އަސްދޫނި • (asdūni)
- goose
- duck
- swan
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އަސްދޫނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 17.