ރޮދި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रज्जु (rajju, “a rope, cord, string, line”). Cognate to Sinhalese රදය (radaya, “cord, string, rope”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾo.d̪i/, [ɾo.d̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ރޮ‧ދި

Noun

ރޮދި • (rodi) (plural ރޮދިތައް (roditak̊))

  1. cord, string, thread

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޮދި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 210
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