ކާޅު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काक (kāka). Cognate to Sinhalese කා (kā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaː.ɭu/, [kaː.ɭu]
  • Hyphenation: ކާ‧ޅު

Noun

ކާޅު • (kāḷu) (plural ކާޅުތައް (kāḷutak̊))

  1. a crow
    Synonym: (childish) ކައްކާޅު (kakkāḷu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކާޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 131
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