ބަނދަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندر (bandar). Compare Hindi बंदर (bandar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəⁿd̪əɾu]

Noun

ބަނދަރު • (baⁿdaru) (plural ބަނދަރުތައް (baⁿdarutak̊))

1. harbor, harbour, port

   Synonym: ގަހަޑު (gahaḍu)

2. anchorage

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަނދަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 24