ގޮށް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ގޮޓެ (goṭe) – Huvadhu
  • ގޮށަ (goṣa) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रन्थि (granthi). Cognate to Sinhalese ගැටය (gæṭaya)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡoʂ/, [ɡoh]

Noun

ގޮށް • (goṣ̊) (plural ގޮށްތައް (goṣ̊tak̊))

  1. knot, gall
  2. burl
  3. node
  4. button, stud

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޮށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 102
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