Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tamil அடி (aṭi). Cognate to Sinhalese අඩිය (aḍiya)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /a.ɖi/, [ä.ɖi]
- Hyphenation: އަ‧ޑި
އަޑި • (aḍi) (plural އަޑިތައް (aḍitak̊))
- bottom, base, depression
- gully, ravine
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަޑި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 7