ގެންޑާ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dhivehi

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi गैँड़ा (ga͠iṛā)

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ɡen̪.ɖaː/, [ɡen̪.ɖaː]
  • Hyphenation: ގެން‧ޑާ

Noun

[edit]

ގެންޑާ (gen̊ḍā) (plural ގެންޑާތައް (gen̊ḍātak̊))

  1. a rhinoceros

References

[edit]
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގެންޑާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 99