ހަންދަރު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English hundredweight. Compare හොණ්ඩය (hoṇḍaya) and হন্দর (hondor)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /han̪.d̪a.ɾu/, [hän̪.d̪ä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ހަން‧ދަ‧ރު

Noun

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ހަންދަރު (han̊daru)

  1. hundredweight

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަންދަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 111