ފުށި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fu.ʂi/, [fu.ʂi]
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ށި

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रस्थ (prastha). Cognate to Sinhalese පිටිය (piṭiya)

Noun

ފުށި • (fuṣi) (plural ފުށިތައް)

  1. an islet
  2. a minor island, island formed with stones and pebbles, unproductive island
  3. (archaic) elevated land
Alternative forms
  • ފުއްޓާ (fuṭṭā)Huvadhu
  • ހުއްޓާ (huṭṭā)Huvadhu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रोष्ठ (proṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese පුටුව (puṭuwa)

Noun

ފުށި • (fuṣi) (plural ފުށިތައް)

  1. (archaic) chair, seat
    Synonym: ގޮނޑި (goⁿḍi)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 93