ރޮދި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रज्जु (rajju, “a rope, cord, string, line”). Cognate to Sinhalese රදය (radaya, “cord, string, rope”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾo.d̪i/, [ɾo.d̪i]
• Hyphenation: ރޮ‧ދި

Noun

ރޮދި • (rodi) (plural ރޮދިތައް (roditak̊))

1. cord, string, thread

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޮދި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 210