ހުވަނދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सुगन्ध (sugandha). Cognate to Sinhalese සුවඳ (suwaⁿda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu.ʋa.ⁿd̪u/, [hu.wä.ⁿd̪u]
• Hyphenation: ހު‧ވަ‧ނދު

Noun

ހުވަނދު • (huvaⁿdu) (plural ހުވަނދުތައް (huvaⁿdutak̊))

1. perfume, fragrance, scent

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުވަނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 124