ކީސް

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːs̺/, [kiːs̺]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca). Cognate to Sinhalese කියත (kiyata)

Noun

ކީސް • (kīs) (plural ކީސްތައް (kīstak̊))

1. a saw

Derived terms

• ކީހަނީ (kīhanī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 142

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic كِيس (kīs), via Persian

Noun

ކީސް • (kīs) (plural ކީސްތައް (kīstak̊))

1. bag used to keep money or other precious articles

Alternative forms

• ކީސާ (kīsā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 142