އެނދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *शेय्या (śeyyā). Cognate to Sinhalese ඇඳ (æⁿda)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.ⁿd̪u/, [e.ⁿd̪u]
  • Hyphenation: އެ‧ނދު

Noun

އެނދު • (eⁿdu) (plural އެނދުތައް (eⁿdutak̊))

  1. bed, cot, crib
    Synonym: ދާން (dān̊)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64
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