މަދު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.d̪u/, [mä.d̪u]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ދު

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit मज्जन् (majjan). Cognate to Sinhalese මජ්ජා (majjā)

Noun[edit]

މަދު • (madu) (plural މަދުތައް (madutak̊))

  1. bone marrow, medulla, core

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate to Sinhalese මදය (madaya)

Noun[edit]

މަދު • (madu) (plural މަދުތައް (madutak̊))

  1. kernel, pith

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 163
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