ގަސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit गच्छ (gaccha). Cognate with Sinhalese ගස (gasa, “tree, plant”). Doublet of ގަހާ (gahā) and ގެހި (gehi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡas/, [ɡäs̺]

Noun

ގަސް • (gas) (plural ގަސްތައް)

  1. plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)
  2. tree

Derived terms

  • ދަނބުގަސް (daᵐbugas, “Jambolan tree”)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97
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