ސަންދު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ހަނދު (haⁿdu)
• ހަނދު (haⁿdu)
• ޝަދި (šadi)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ən̪.d̪u/, [s̺ən̪.d̪u]
• Hyphenation: ސަން‧ދު

Noun

ސަންދު • (san̊du)

1. (archaic) moon

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަންދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 217