ކެތި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कृतिका (kṛtikā). Cognate to Sinhalese කැති (kæti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke.t̪i/, [ke.t̪i]
• Hyphenation: ކެ‧ތި

Noun

ކެތި • (keti) (plural ކެތިތައް (ketitak̊))

1. (astronomy) the Pleiades

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކެތި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 143