ތޮފި

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit *टोप्प (ṭoppa). Cognate to Sinhalese තොප්පිඅය (toppiaya) and Hindi टोपी (ṭopī)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪o.fi/, [t̪o.fi]
  • Hyphenation: ތޮ‧ފި

Noun

ތޮފި • (tofi) (plural ތޮފިތައް (tofitak̊))

  1. hat, topi, pith-helmet, sola-topi, bowler, sombrero
  2. bonnet

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޮފި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 238
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