Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Cognate to Sinhalese උස් (us)

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

އުސް (us) 

  1. high, elevated, tall

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 244