Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate to Sinhalese කලඳ (kalaⁿda)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.ɭə.ⁿd̪u/, [ku.ɭə.ⁿd̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ކު‧ޅަ‧ނދު

Noun

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ކުޅަނދު (kuḷaⁿdu)

  1. measure of weight equal to 90 grains or 0.20565 ounces

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޅަނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150