ގަނޑު
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- ގަޑެ (gaḍe) – Huvadhoo
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa). Cognate with Sinhalese ගඩු (gaḍu)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡə.ᶯɖu/, [ɡə.ᶯɖu]
- Hyphenation: ގަ‧ނޑު
Noun
ގަނޑު • (gaⁿḍu)
- abscess, carbuncle
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ގަނޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95.