ކަންނާޑި

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Tamil கண்ணாடி (kaṇṇāṭi). Cognate to Sinhalese කන්නාඩිය (kannāḍiya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan̪.n̪aː.ɖi/, [kän̪.n̪aː.ɖi]
• Hyphenation: ކަން‧ނާ‧ޑި

Noun

ކަންނާޑި • (kan̊nāḍi) (plural ކަންނާޑިތައް (kan̊nāḍitak̊))

1. (regional) a mirror, looking glass

Usage notes

• Mainly used in the southern atolls of the Maldives.

Synonyms

• ލޯގަނޑު (lōgaⁿḍu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަންނާޑި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 138