އަޑި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Tamil அடி (aṭi). Cognate to Sinhalese අඩිය (aḍiya)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.ɖi/, [ä.ɖi]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ޑި

Noun[edit]

އަޑި (aḍi) (plural އަޑިތައް (aḍitak̊))

  1. bottom, base, depression
  2. 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