ގަހާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गच्छ (gaccha). Cognate to Sinhalese ගස (gasa). Doublet of ގަސް (gas) and ގެހި (gehi)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.haː/, [ɡä.haː]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧ހާ

Noun

ގަހާ • (gahā) (plural ގަހާތައް (gahātak̊))

  1. (archaic) trees that grow tall

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95
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