ކުޅި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ɭi/, [ku.ɭi]
  • Hyphenation: ކު‧ޅި

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit कटु (kaṭu, “pungent, acrid, sharp”). Cognate to Sinhalese කුළු (kuḷu, “pungent, acrid”)

Adjective

ކުޅި • (kuḷi) 

  1. hot, spicy, pungent
Alternative forms
  • ކިޅި (kiḷi) – Addu

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޅި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from a Dravidian language.

Noun

ކުޅި • (kuḷi) (plural ކުޅިތައް)

  1. pond
    Synonym: ފެންގަނޑު (fen̊gaⁿḍu)
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