މަޑުލު
Dhivehi edit
Alternative forms edit
- މަޑުލަ (maḍula)
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala). Cognate to Sinhalese මඩුල්ල (maḍulla, “circle, ring; orb; district, province”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
މަޑުލު • (maḍulu) (plural މަޑުލުތައް (maḍulutak̊)) (archaic)
- atoll
- Synonym: އަތޮޅު (atoḷu)
- An administrative district
Derived terms edit
- މާޅޮސްމަޑުލު (māḷosmaḍulu)
- މިލަދުންމަޑުލު (miladun̊maḍulu)
- ކޮޅުމަޑުލު (koḷumaḍulu)