މަޑުލަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ɖu.la/, [mä.ɖu.lä]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ޑު‧ލަ

Etymology 1

Cognate to Sinhalese මිදුල (midula, “yard, court yard of a house, compound”)

Noun

މަޑުލަ • (maḍula) (plural މަޑުލަތައް (maḍulatak̊)) (archaic)

  1. unbuilt space around a house
  2. house compound, enclosure

Noun

މަޑުލަ • (maḍula) (plural މަޑުލަތައް (maḍulatak̊))

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of މަޑުލު (maḍulu, “atoll”)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަޑުލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 163
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