މަދޮށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މަދެށި (madeṣi) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठ (mañjiṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese මදටිය (madaṭiya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.d̪o.ʂi/, [mä.d̪o.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: މަ‧ދޮ‧ށި

Noun

މަދޮށި • (madoṣi) (plural މަދޮށިތައް (madoṣitak̊))

1. coralwood

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަދޮށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 162