ހަންދަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from English hundredweight. Compare Sinhalese හොණ්ඩය (hoṇḍaya) and Bengali হন্দর (hondor)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /han̪.d̪a.ɾu/, [hän̪.d̪ä.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ހަން‧ދަ‧ރު

Noun

ހަންދަރު • (han̊daru)

1. hundredweight

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަންދަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 111