kandy
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kandy¹
noun kandies
- Alternative form of candy (Indian unit of mass)
Kandy²
Where it comes from
From Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa); or possibly from Portuguese Candea, Sinhalese කන්ද උඩරට (kanda uḍaraṭa, “land on the mountain”), ultimately from Sinhalese කන්ද (kanda, “a mountain”).
proper noun
- A city, the capital of Central Province, Sri Lanka. ‘Something will always fall on your head,’ you say. ‘I’ve worked on construction sites in Kandy,’ she says. ‘You don’t need to tell me that.’
Translations
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name city in Sri Lanka
| 中文 | 康提 Kāngtí |
|---|---|
| العربية | كَانْدِي kāndī, الْخَنْدُق al-ḵanduq |
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title = {kandy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kandy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
