ކަޅި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Cognate to Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu) and Hindi काला (kālā). Doublet of ކަޅު (kaḷu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɭi/, [kä.ɭi]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ޅި

Noun

ކަޅި • (kaḷi) (plural ކަޅިތައް (kaḷitak̊))

1. a cornea
2. (archaic) patina, verdigris

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަޅި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136