އަސްދޫނި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އަސްދީނި (asdīni) – Addu

Etymology

From އަސް (as, “horse”) + ދޫނި (dūni, “bird”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əs̺.d̪uː.n̪i/, [əs̺.d̪uː.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: އަސް‧ދޫ‧ނި

Noun

އަސްދޫނި • (asdūni)

1. goose
2. duck
3. swan

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަސްދޫނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 17