ހަނދު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra). Cognate to Sinhalese හඳ (haⁿda).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ha.ⁿd̪u/, [hä.ⁿd̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ނދު

Noun

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ހަނދު (haⁿdu) (plural ހަނދުތައް (haⁿdutak̊))

  1. moon

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 107