ބަރެންޑާ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English veranda, ultimately from Portuguese varanda. Compare Sinhalese බරාඳය (barāⁿdaya) and Japanese ベランダ (beranda)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.ɾen̪.ɖaː/, [bä.ɾen̪.ɖaː]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ރެން‧ޑާ

Noun

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ބަރެންޑާ (baren̊ḍā) (plural ބަރެންޑާތައް (baren̊ḍātak̊))

  1. balcony, terrace, loggia

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަރެންޑާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 29