ކަންނާޑި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கண்ணாடி (kaṇṇāṭi). Cognate to Sinhalese කණ්ණාඩිය (kaṇṇāḍiya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kannaːɖi/
  • Hyphenation: ކަން‧ނާ‧ޑި

Noun

ކަންނާޑި • (kan̊nāḍi) (plural ކަންނާޑިތައް)

  1. (regional) a mirror, looking glass
    Synonym: ލޯގަނޑު (lōgaⁿḍu)

Usage notes

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ކަންނާޑި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 138
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