ސަނދު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ހަނދު (haⁿdu)
• ސަންދު (san̊du)
• ޝަދި (šadi)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ə.ⁿd̪u/, [s̺ə.ⁿd̪u]
• Hyphenation: ސަ‧ނދު

Noun

ސަނދު • (saⁿdu)

1. (archaic) moon

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަނދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 214