އަސްދޫނި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • އަސްދީނި (asdīni) – Addu

Etymology

From އަސް (as, “horse”) + ދޫނި (dūni, “bird”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əs̺.d̪uː.n̪i/, [əs̺.d̪uː.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: އަސް‧ދޫ‧ނި

Noun

އަސްދޫނި • (asdūni)

  1. goose
  2. duck
  3. swan

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަސްދޫނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 17
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