އަޑު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Cognate to Sinhalese අඬ (aⁿḍa, sound, voice)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ɖu/, [a.ɖu]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ޑު

Noun

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އަޑު (aḍu) (plural އަޑުތައް (aḍutak̊))

  1. sound, noise, din
  2. (archaic) soft sound, low noise

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 7