އެކެއް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)óykos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ekeʔ/, [ekeʔ]

Numeral

އެކެއް • (ekek̊)

  1. one
    Synonyms: އޭކު (ēku), އެކަ (eka)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެކެއް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 65
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