ޖާޑި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ޖާޑި (jāḍi) (plural ޖާޑިތައް (jāḍitak̊))

  1. a large earthen jar

References[edit]

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