ހިނދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha). Cognate to Sinhalese හෙද (heda). Doublet of ސިއްދަ (sidda) and ސިދެ (side)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.ⁿd̪u/, [hi.ⁿd̪u]
• Hyphenation: ހި‧ނދު

Noun

ހިނދު • (hiⁿdu) (plural ހިނދުތައް (hiⁿdutak̊))

1. time, moment, duration, while, meantime

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 116