ކަނދިލި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl), via Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ⁿd̪i.li/, [kä.ⁿd̪i.li]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނދި‧ލި

Noun

ކަނދިލި • (kaⁿdili) (plural ކަނދިލިތައް (kaⁿdilitak̊))

1. lamp, lantern

   Synonym: ބައްތި (batti)

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References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނދިލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 133