ދޯޅު
Appearance
Dhivehi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit दोहद (dohada). Cognate to Sinhalese දොළ (doḷa). Doublet of ދޮޅު (doḷu)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ދޯޅު • (dōḷu) (plural ދޯޅުތައް (dōḷutak̊))
- a fatty substance lining the inside of endosperm of the coconut at the time of germinating
Adjective
[edit]ދޯޅު • (dōḷu)
- docile, domesticated, tame, amenable, broken, amicable, chummy, acquiescent
- fond of, dear, attached to