ބަރެންޑާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from English veranda, ultimately from Portuguese varanda. Compare Sinhalese බරාඳය (barāⁿdaya) and Japanese ベランダ (beranda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɾen̪.ɖaː/, [bä.ɾen̪.ɖaː]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ރެން‧ޑާ

Noun

ބަރެންޑާ • (baren̊ḍā) (plural ބަރެންޑާތައް (baren̊ḍātak̊))

1. balcony, terrace, loggia

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަރެންޑާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 29