ގާޑިޔާ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡaː.ɖi.jaː/, [ɡaː.ɖi.jaː]
  • Hyphenation: ގާ‧ޑި‧ޔާ

Noun[edit]

ގާޑިޔާ (gāḍiyā) (plural ގާޑިޔާތައް (gāḍiyātak̊))

  1. cart, carriage, coach
  2. bicycle
    Synonym: ބައިސްކަލު (baiskalu)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގާޑިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 94