ކުޑަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku.ɖa/, [ku.ɖä]
  • Hyphenation: ކު‧ޑަ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षुद्र (kṣudra)

Adjective

ކުޑަ • (kuḍa) (plural ކުދި)

  1. small, little, diminutive, tiny, minute
    Synonym: (archaic) ހުޅު (huḷu)
Alternative forms
  • ކުދު (kudu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޑަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 149

Etymology 2

Cognate with Sinhalese කුඩ (kuḍa)

Adjective

ކުޑަ • (kuḍa)

  1. umbrella, prolly, parasol

Etymology 3

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*khuḍḍha)

Adjective

ކުޑަ • (kuḍa) 

  1. twisted

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޑަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 149
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