ވަނދު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ވަނދޮ (vaⁿdo) — Mulaku
• ވަނދަ (vaⁿda) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वन्ध्य (vandhya). Cognate to Sinhalese වඳ (waⁿda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ⁿd̪u/, [wä.ⁿd̪u]
• Hyphenation: ވަ‧ނދު

Adjective

ވަނދު • (vaⁿdu) 

1. withered, unproductive, sterile, unfruitful

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 248