ސަންދުރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra). Cognate to Sinhalese අඳිරිය (aⁿdiriya). Doublet of އަނދިރި (aⁿdiri)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺an̪.d̪u.ɾa/, [s̺än̪.d̪u.ɾä]
• Hyphenation: ސަން‧ދު‧ރަ

Noun

ސަންދުރަ • (san̊dura) (plural ސަންދުރަތައް (san̊duratak̊))

1. (archaic) shade, shelter

Synonyms

• ހިޔާ (hiyā)
• ފަރުދާ (farudā)
• ނިވާ (nivā)
• ވަސަނަ (vasana)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަންދުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 217