Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit लड्डु (laḍḍu). Doublet of ލަޑި (laḍi)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /la.ɖoː/, [lä.ɖoː]
  • Hyphenation: ލަ‧ޑޯ

Noun

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ލަޑޯ (laḍō) (plural ލަޑޯތައް (laḍōtak̊))

  1. (Huvadhu) sweetmeat prepared with coconut treacle and other ingredients

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލަޑޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 154