މީދާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूषिक (mūṣika). Cognate to Sinhalese මීයා (mīyā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miːd̪aː/

Noun

މީދާ • (mīdā) (plural މީދާތައް (mīdātak̊))

  1. mouse, rat

Derived terms
  • ރަށުމީދާ (raṣumīdā, “country mouse”)
  • މުގޮށިމީދާ (mugoṣimīdā, “squirrel”)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މީދާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 172
  • O'Shea, Michael (2005) English-Dhivehi/Dhivehi-English Dictionary‎, Belconnen, page 42
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