މޫޑު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މޫޑި (mūḍi) — Mulaku

Etymology

From Urdu مُتھ (muth, “bale”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

މޫޑު • (mūḍu) (plural މޫޑުތައް (mūḍutak̊))

1. cringle in the clew of a sail
2. rough package, bundle

Derived terms

• މޫޑުވަނީ (mūḍuvanī) (Minicoy)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޫޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 178