މަދޮށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • މަދެށި (madeṣi) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठ (mañjiṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese මදටිය (madaṭiya)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.d̪o.ʂi/, [mä.d̪o.ʂi]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ދޮ‧ށި

Noun

މަދޮށި • (madoṣi) (plural މަދޮށިތައް (madoṣitak̊))

  1. coralwood

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަދޮށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 162
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