ހުޅު
Dhivehi
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Sanskrit क्षुल्ल (kṣulla). Doublet of ސުޅު (suḷu)
Adjective
editހުޅު • (huḷu)
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
edit- ހުޅުދޫ (huḷudū)
- ހުޅުލެ (huḷule)
- ހުޅުދެލި (huḷudeli)
- ހުޅުވާރުލު (huḷuvārulu)
- ހުޅިމެންދޫ (huḷimen̊dū)
- ހުޅުދޫ (huḷudū)
References
edit- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 122
Etymology 2
editInherited from Sanskrit चूड (cūḍa). Cognate with Sinhalese හුළු (huḷu, “torch, flambeau”). Doublet of އުޅި (uḷi)
Adjective
editހުޅު • (huḷu)