މޭދާ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेधा (medhā). Cognate to Sinhalese මෙධා (medhā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meː.d̪aː/, [meː.d̪aː]
  • Hyphenation: މޭ‧ދާ

Noun[edit]

މޭދާ • (mēdā) (plural މޭދާތައް (mēdātak̊))

  1. (archaic) comprehension, perception, understanding
    Synonyms: ބުއްދި (buddi), ފަހުމު (fahumu), ސާސްތުރަ (sāstura)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޭދާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 173
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