މަދިރި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މަދުރު (maduru) — Huvadhu
• މަދިރަ (madira) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मन्द्र (mandra). Cognate to Sinhalese මදුරුවා (maduruwā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.d̪i.ɾi/, [mä.d̪i.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: މަ‧ދި‧ރި

Noun

މަދިރި • (madiri) (plural މަދިރިތައް (madiritak̊))

1. mosquito, gnat

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަދިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 162