މޭދާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेधा (medhā). Cognate to Sinhalese මෙධා (medhā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meː.d̪aː/, [meː.d̪aː]
  • Hyphenation: މޭ‧ދާ

Noun

މޭދާ • (mēdā) (plural މޭދާތައް‎ (mēdātak̊))

  1. (archaic) comprehension, perception, understanding
    Synonyms: ބުއްދި‎ (buddi), ފަހުމު‎ (fahumu), ސާސްތުރަ‎ (sāstura)

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