ގެންޑާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गैँड़ा (ga͠iṛā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ގެންޑާ • (gen̊ḍā) (plural ގެންޑާތައް (gen̊ḍātak̊))

1. a rhinoceros

References

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