އަނދިރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra). Cognate to Sinhalese අඳිරිය (aⁿdiriya). Doublet of ސަންދުރަ (san̊dura)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ⁿd̪i.ɾi/, [ä.ⁿd̪i.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ނދި‧ރި

Noun

އަނދިރި • (aⁿdiri) (plural އަނދިރިތައް (aⁿdiritak̊))

  1. darkness
  2. caliginosity
  3. tenebrousness
  4. dimness

Adjective

އަނދިރި • (aⁿdiri) 

  1. dark, dim, faint

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަނދިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 6
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