އަޑު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese අඬ (aⁿḍa, “sound, voice”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɖu/, [a.ɖu]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ޑު

Noun

އަޑު • (aḍu) (plural އަޑުތައް (aḍutak̊))

1. sound, noise, din
2. (archaic) soft sound, low noise

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 7