ގަހަޑު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Urdu گھٹ, from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡə.hə.ɖu/, [ɡə.hə.ɖu]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧ހަ‧ޑު

Noun

ގަހަޑު • (gahaḍu) (plural ގަހަޑުތައް (gahaḍutak̊))

  1. harbour, harbor, landing place, seashore
    Synonym: ބަނދަރު (baⁿdaru)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަހަޑު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95
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