Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *पेन्द (penda). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙඳ (peⁿda)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fi.ⁿd̪u/, [fi.ⁿd̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ފި‧ނދު

Noun

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ފިނދު (fiⁿdu) (plural ފިނދުތައް (fiⁿdutak̊))

  1. anus, fundament, buttocks
  2. tail of a bird

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 82