ދަނޑު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दण्डक (daṇḍaka). Cognate to Sinhalese දඩය (daḍaya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.ᶯɖu/, [d̪ä.ᶯɖu]
• Hyphenation: ދަ‧ނޑު

Noun

ދަނޑު • (daⁿḍu) (plural ދަނޑުތައް (daⁿḍutak̊))

1. field

   Synonym: (Addu) ދަޑަ (daḍa)

2. farm
3. ground

   Synonyms: ބިން (bin̊), ދަރުނު (darunu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަނޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 44