ގަހަޑު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Urdu گھٹ, from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.hə.ɖu/, [ɡə.hə.ɖu]
• Hyphenation: ގަ‧ހަ‧ޑު

Noun

ގަހަޑު • (gahaḍu) (plural ގަހަޑުތައް (gahaḍutak̊))

1. harbour, harbor, landing place, seashore

   Synonym: ބަނދަރު (baⁿdaru)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަހަޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95