މުގު

Dhivehi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga)
    Dhivehi މުގު (mugu)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga), from Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá). Cognate to Sinhalese මුඟු (muⁿgu).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mu.ɡu/, [mu.ɡu]
    • Hyphenation: މު‧ގު

    Noun

    މުގު • (mugu) (plural މުގުތައް)

    1. pulse, pea

    Derived terms

    • ނަސޫރުމުގު (nasūrumugu)
    • ނޫމުގު (nūmugu)
    • ރަތްމުގު (rat̊mugu)
    • މަސޫރުމުގު (masūrumugu)

    References

    • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 180
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