Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

ރަތް (rat̊, red) +‎ އުއި (ui, cotton, yard)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɾa.t̪uː/, [ɾä.t̪uː]
  • Hyphenation: ރަ‧ތޫ

Noun edit

ރަތޫ (ratū) (plural ރަތޫތައް (ratūtak̊))

  1. (Addu) red yarn

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަތޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 206