Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta). Cognate to Sinhalese අත (ata)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

އަތް (at̊)

  1. hand, palm
  2. side, direction

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 10