ގަރާޑި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese grade. Cognate to Sinhalese ගරාදිය (garādiya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ɾaː.ɖi/, [ɡä.ɾaː.ɖi]
• Hyphenation: ގަ‧ރާ‧ޑި

Noun

ގަރާޑި • (garāḍi) (plural ގަރާޑިތައް (garāḍitak̊))

1. (archaic) railing, grille

Synonyms

• ރޭލު (rēlu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަރާޑި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97