ކުޅަނދު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކެޅަދޮ (keḷado) – Addu

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese කලඳ (kalaⁿda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɭə.ⁿd̪u/, [ku.ɭə.ⁿd̪u]
• Hyphenation: ކު‧ޅަ‧ނދު

Noun

ކުޅަނދު • (kuḷaⁿdu)

1. measure of weight equal to 90 grains or 0.20565 ounces

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޅަނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150