Etymology
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Inherited from Sanskrit परिचित (paricita, “known, familiar”). Cognate to Sinhalese පුරුදු (purudu)
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /fu.ɾu.d̪u/, [fu.ɾu.d̪u]
- Hyphenation: ފު‧ރު‧ދު
ފުރުދު • (furudu) (plural ފުރުދުތައް (furudutak̊))
- (Addu) experience, knowledge, learning, wisdom, enlightment, insight
- Synonyms: ބުއްދި (buddi), މަންތިރި (man̊tiri)
References
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- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރުދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 93