ގުޑުގުޑާ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ގުޑުގުޑެޔާ (guḍuguḍeyā) — Huvadhoo

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese ගුඩුගුඩාව (guḍuguḍāwa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡuɖuɡuɖəː]

Noun

ގުޑުގުޑާ • (guḍuguḍā) (plural ގުޑުގުޑާތައް)

  1. cathead

Synonyms

  • ކަލްކަތަރާ (kalkatarā)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުޑުގުޑާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 104
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