ސަމުންދުރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra). Cognate with Sinhalese සමුද්‍ර (samudra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺əmun̪d̪uɾə/, [s̺əmun̪d̪uɾə]

Noun

ސަމުންދުރަ • (samun̊dura) (plural ސަމުންދުރަތައް (samun̊duratak̊))

1. (archaic) sea, ocean

   Synonym: މޫދު (mūdu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަމުންދުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 216