މޫދު
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- (Hadhdhummathi) މޫދަ (mūda)
Etymology
From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra). Cognate witih Sinhalese මුහුද (muhuda). Doublet of ސަމުންދުރަ (samun̊dura)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [muːd̪u]
Noun
މޫދު • (mūdu) (plural މޫދުތައް (mūdutak̊))
- sea
- part of the lagoon between the shore and the reef
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “މޫދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 178.