ހަތާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चत्त्र (cattra). Cognate with Sinhalese සත (sata). Doublet of ހަތް (hat̊), ހަތި (hati), and ސަތު (satu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hət̪əː/, [hət̪əː]

Noun

ހަތާ • (hatā)

1. the ceremonial parasol of the Maldivian Sultan

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 112