ކަނދިލި

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl), via Persian

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.ⁿd̪i.li/, [kä.ⁿd̪i.li]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނދި‧ލި

Noun

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ކަނދިލި (kaⁿdili) (plural ކަނދިލިތައް (kaⁿdilitak̊))

  1. lamp, lantern
    Synonym: ބައްތި (batti)
  2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނދިލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 133