ގާޑިޔާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaː.ɖi.jaː/, [ɡaː.ɖi.jaː]
  • Hyphenation: ގާ‧ޑި‧ޔާ

Noun

ގާޑިޔާ • (gāḍiyā) (plural ގާޑިޔާތައް (gāḍiyātak̊))

  1. cart, carriage, coach
  2. bicycle
    Synonym: ބައިސްކަލު (baiskalu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގާޑިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 94
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