Dhivehi
Etymology
Cognate to Sinhalese මුගටිය (mugaṭiya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muɡoʂi/
- Hyphenation: މު‧ގޮ‧ށި
Noun
މުގޮށި • (mugoṣi) (plural މުގޮށިތައް)
- mongoose
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުގޮށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 180