އުކުޅު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • އުކުޑު (ukuḍu) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उत्कट (utkaṭa). Cognate to Sinhalese උකුළ (ukuḷa). Doublet of އުކުޑަ (ukuḍa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /u.ku.ɭu/, [u.ku.ɭu]
  • Hyphenation: އު‧ކު‧ޅު

Noun

އުކުޅު • (ukuḷu) (plural އުކުޅުތައް (ukuḷutak̊))

  1. skill, adroitness, art, handiness, ingenuity, talent, dexterity
  2. pelvic region, hip

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުކުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 243
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