ގެންޑާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गैँड़ा (ga͠iṛā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡen̪.ɖaː/, [ɡen̪.ɖaː]
  • Hyphenation: ގެން‧ޑާ

Noun

ގެންޑާ • (gen̊ḍā) (plural ގެންޑާތައް (gen̊ḍātak̊))

  1. a rhinoceros

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގެންޑާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 99
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