Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maldives

/ˈmɔl.divz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: mal-dives
IPA: /ˈmɔl.divz/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

Example Sentences

"The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only country with a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to its health ministry."

Etymology

Based on Malé Islands; from Malé, the name of the main island (from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle)) + Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”), from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: މާލެ, 𑀤𑀻𑀯, द्वीप

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɔl.divz/
British English: /ˈmɒl.diːvz/

Inflected Forms

the Maldives (canonical, plural)

Derived Forms

Maldivian

Phrases

Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Countries of the world

Questions

How do you pronounce maldives?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔl.divz/.
What does maldives mean?: An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.
Where does maldives come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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