ގަސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

ގަހަ (gaha) — Hadhdhummathi
ގެހެ (gehe) — Huvadhu
ގެސް (ges), ގިސް (gis) — Mulaku

Etymology

From Sanskrit गच्छ (gaccha). Cognate with Sinhalese ගස (gasa, “tree, plant”). Doublet of ގަހާ (gahā) and ގެހި (gehi)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡas/, [ɡäs̺]

Noun

ގަސް • (gas) (plural ގަސްތައް (gastak̊))

plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)
tree

Derived terms

ދަނބުގަސް (daᵐbugas, “Jambolan tree”)

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97

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