Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa). Cognate to Sinhalese දඬු (daⁿḍu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪a.ᶯɖi/, [d̪ä.ᶯɖi]
  • Hyphenation: ދަ‧ނޑި

Noun

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ދަނޑި (daⁿḍi) (plural ދަނޑިތައް (daⁿḍitak̊))

  1. stick, staff, baton, pole
  2. twig, rod

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަނޑި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 44