ފިޔާދާ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fijəːd̪əː/, [fijəːd̪əː]

Etymology 1[edit]

From ފިޔާ (fiyā, “onion”) +‎ ދާ (dā, “net”)

Noun[edit]

ފިޔާދާ • (fiyādā)

  1. a net in which onions are kept
  2. something resembling this made out of paper

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިޔާދާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 84

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Persian پیاده

Noun[edit]

ފިޔާދާ • (fiyādā)

  1. foot-soldier, infantryman

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިޔާދާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 84
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