ކަރުދާސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَرْطَاس (qarṭās). Compare Urdu کَاغَذ (kāġaz)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.ɾu.d̪aːs̺/, [kä.ɾu.d̪aːs̺]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ރު‧ދާސް

Noun

ކަރުދާސް • (karudās) (plural ކަރުދާސްތައް (karudāstak̊))

  1. paper (material for writing on)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަރުދާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 139
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