ޖާޑި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ஜாடி (jāṭi). Cognate to Sinhalese ජාඩි (jāḍi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaː.ɖi/, [d͡ʒaː.ɖi]
• Hyphenation: ޖާ‧ޑި

Noun

ޖާޑި • (jāḍi) (plural ޖާޑިތައް (jāḍitak̊))

1. a large earthen jar

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖާޑި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 128