ސަންދުރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra). Cognate to Sinhalese අඳිරිය (aⁿdiriya). Doublet of އަނދިރި‎ (aⁿdiri)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̺an̪.d̪u.ɾa/, [s̺än̪.d̪u.ɾä]
  • Hyphenation: ސަން‧ދު‧ރަ

Noun

ސަންދުރަ • (san̊dura) (plural ސަންދުރަތައް‎ (san̊duratak̊))

  1. (archaic) shade, shelter

Synonyms
  • ހިޔާ‎ (hiyā)
  • ފަރުދާ‎ (farudā)
  • ނިވާ‎ (nivā)
  • ވަސަނަ‎ (vasana)

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