ތޮށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ތޮއްޓާ (toṭṭā) — Huvadhu
• ތޮޓަ (toṭa) — archaic

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha). Cognate to Sinhalese තොට (toṭa) and Pali tittha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪o.ʂi/, [t̪o.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: ތޮ‧ށި

Noun

ތޮށި • (toṣi) (plural ތޮށިތައް (toṣitak̊))

1. bark, skin, peel, rind (of fruits)
2. reef

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޮށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 239