ބަންޑާރައިން

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Cognate to Sinhalese බණ්ඩාර (baṇḍāra, title applied to princes and princesses)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bən.ɖəː.ɾə.in̪/, [bən.ɖəː.ɾæːn̪]
  • Hyphenation: ބަން‧ޑާ‧ރަ‧އިން

Noun

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ބަންޑާރައިން (ban̊ḍārain̊) (plural ބަންޑާރައިންތައް (ban̊ḍārain̊tak̊))

  1. king
  2. sultan

Synonyms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަންޑާރައިން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 27