ސުޅު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ސުޅި (suḷi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षुल्ल (kṣulla). Doublet of ހުޅު (huḷu)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̺uɭu/, [s̺uɭu]

Adjective

ސުޅު • (suḷu) 

  1. (archaic) minor, lesser, small

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 227