މަޑުލަ

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Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ɖu.la/, [mä.ɖu.lä]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ޑު‧ލަ

Etymology 1

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Cognate to Sinhalese මිදුල (midula, yard, court yard of a house, compound)

Noun

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މަޑުލަ (maḍula) (plural މަޑުލަތައް (maḍulatak̊)) (archaic)

  1. unbuilt space around a house
  2. house compound, enclosure

Etymology 2

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Noun

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މަޑުލަ (maḍula) (plural މަޑުލަތައް (maḍulatak̊))

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of މަޑުލު (maḍulu, atoll)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަޑުލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 163