ވަނދު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ވަނދޮ (vaⁿdo) — Mulaku
  • ވަނދަ (vaⁿda) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वन्ध्य (vandhya). Cognate to Sinhalese වඳ (waⁿda)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋa.ⁿd̪u/, [wä.ⁿd̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ވަ‧ނދު

Adjective

ވަނދު • (vaⁿdu) 

  1. withered, unproductive, sterile, unfruitful

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 248
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