ގަނޑު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގަޑެ (gaḍe) – Huvadhoo

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa). Cognate with Sinhalese ගඩුව (gaḍuwa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ᶯɖu/, [ɡä.ᶯɖu]
• Hyphenation: ގަ‧ނޑު

Noun

ގަނޑު • (gaⁿḍu) (plural ގަނޑުތައް (gaⁿḍutak̊))

1. abscess, carbuncle

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަނޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95