އަނދިރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra). Cognate to Sinhalese අඳිරිය (aⁿdiriya). Doublet of ސަންދުރަ (san̊dura)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ⁿd̪i.ɾi/, [ä.ⁿd̪i.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ނދި‧ރި

Noun

އަނދިރި • (aⁿdiri) (plural އަނދިރިތައް (aⁿdiritak̊))

1. darkness
2. caliginosity
3. tenebrousness
4. dimness

Adjective

އަނދިރި • (aⁿdiri) 

1. dark, dim, faint

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަނދިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 6