Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa). Cognate with Bengali সিংহল (śiṅghôl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /o.ɭu.d̪uː/, [o.ɭu.d̪uː]
  • Hyphenation: އޮ‧ޅު‧ދޫ

Proper noun edit

އޮޅުދޫ (oḷudū)

  1. Sri Lanka (an island in South Asia)

Derived terms edit