ކޮޑި
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “a granary, store-room, a treasure, an inner apartment, hollow in a tree”). Cognate to Urdu کوتھَرِ (kothrī, “a small room, a cabin; a closet”). Doublet of ކޮޓަރި (koṭari), ކޮށާރު (koṣāru), and ކޮށި (koṣi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.ɖi/, [ko.ɖi]
- Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ޑި
Noun
ކޮޑި • (koḍi) (plural ކޮޑިތައް)
- frame
- Synonym: ފްރޭމް (frēm̊)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kostha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 184