މީދާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूषिक (mūṣika). Cognate to Sinhalese මීයා (mīyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːd̪aː/

Noun

މީދާ • (mīdā) (plural މީދާތައް (mīdātak̊))

1. mouse, rat

Derived terms

• ރަށުމީދާ (raṣumīdā, “country mouse”)
• މުގޮށިމީދާ (mugoṣimīdā, “squirrel”)

 

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މީދާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 172
• O'Shea, Michael (2005) English-Dhivehi/Dhivehi-English Dictionary‎^[1], Belconnen, page 42