Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha). Cognate to Sinhalese ගූ (). Doublet of ގޫ ()

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡu.i/, [ɡu.i]
  • Hyphenation: ގު‧އި

Noun

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ގުއި (gui) (plural ގުއިތައް (guitak̊))

  1. faeces, stools, excreta, droppings, dung, ordure

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 104