މަޑުލު
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- މަޑުލަ (maḍula)
Etymology
From Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala). Cognate to Sinhalese මඩුල්ල (maḍulla, “circle, ring; orb; district, province”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ɖu.lu/, [mä.ɖu.lu]
- Hyphenation: މަ‧ޑު‧ލު
Noun
މަޑުލު • (maḍulu) (plural މަޑުލުތައް (maḍulutak̊)) (archaic)
- atoll
- Synonym: އަތޮޅު (atoḷu)
- An administrative district
Derived terms
- މާޅޮސްމަޑުލު (māḷosmaḍulu)
- މިލަދުންމަޑުލު (miladun̊maḍulu)
- ކޮޅުމަޑުލު (koḷumaḍulu)
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