މައިޒާން
Dhivehi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian میدان (maidān), derived from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).
Noun
މައިޒާން • (maizān̊) (plural މައިޒާންތައް (maizān̊tak̊))
- field, square; arena (place where people meet for leisure and amusement; open place with benches)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “މައިޒާން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 165.