ކަނދުރާ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކަނދަރަ (kaⁿdara) — Addu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कन्धर (kandhara)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ⁿd̪u.ɾaː/, [kä.ⁿd̪u.ɾaː]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނދު‧ރާ

Noun

ކަނދުރާ • (kaⁿdurā) (plural ކަނދުރާތައް (kaⁿdurātak̊))

1. scruff, nape (back of the neck)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 113