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Borrowed from Dhivehi އައްޑޫ (aḍḍū), from earlier 𑤀𑤘𑤾𑤘𑤳𑤩𑤳 (aḍḍuvu); equivalent to އަށް (aṣ̊, “eight”) + ދޫ (dū, “island”).
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Today it means: An administrative atoll of the Maldives that is designated as a city due to its population, officially named Addu City. Full definition →
Borrowed from Dhivehi އައްޑޫ (aḍḍū), from earlier 𑤀𑤘𑤾𑤘𑤳𑤩𑤳 (aḍḍuvu); equivalent to އަށް (aṣ̊, “eight”) + ދޫ (dū, “island”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.