ގަސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގަހަ (gaha) — Hadhdhummathi
• ގެހެ (gehe) — Huvadhu
• ގެސް (ges), ގިސް (gis) — Mulaku

Etymology

From Sanskrit गच्छ (gaccha). Cognate with Sinhalese ගස (gasa, “tree, plant”). Doublet of ގަހާ (gahā) and ގެހި (gehi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡas/, [ɡäs̺]

Noun

ގަސް • (gas) (plural ގަސްތައް (gastak̊))

1. plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)
2. tree

Derived terms

• ދަނބުގަސް (daᵐbugas, “Jambolan tree”)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97