Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गच्छ (gaccha). Cognate to Sinhalese ගස (gasa). Doublet of ގަސް (gas) and ގެހި (gehi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.haː/, [ɡä.haː]
- Hyphenation: ގަ‧ހާ
Noun
ގަހާ • (gahā) (plural ގަހާތައް)
- (archaic) trees that grow tall
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95