ގަނޑު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ގަޑެ (gaḍe) – Huvadhoo

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa). Cognate with Sinhalese ගඩුව (gaḍuwa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ᶯɖu/, [ɡä.ᶯɖu]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧ނޑު

Noun

ގަނޑު • (gaⁿḍu) (plural ގަނޑުތައް (gaⁿḍutak̊))

  1. abscess, carbuncle

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަނޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95
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