ކަށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ކާނޓު (kānṭu) – Huvadhu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or needle, a prickle, sting”). Cognate to Sinhalese කටුව (kaṭuwa, “thorn”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ʂi/, [kä.ʂi]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ށި

Noun

ކަށި • (kaṣi) (plural ކަށިތައް)

  1. bone
  2. thorn, pin, anything pointed, tool

Adjective

ކަށި • (kaṣi) 

  1. rough, unsmooth

Derived terms

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 140
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