Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Sinhalese අඬ (aⁿḍa, “sound, voice”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /a.ɖu/, [a.ɖu]
- Hyphenation: އަ‧ޑު
އަޑު • (aḍu) (plural އަޑުތައް (aḍutak̊))
- sound, noise, din
- (archaic) soft sound, low noise
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 7