ކަހާ
Dhivehi
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edit- ކަހުވަ (kahuva) — Minicoy
Etymology
editInherited from Sanskrit कच्चू (kaccū). Cognate to Sinhalese කස් (kas)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editކަހާ • (kahā) (plural ކަހާތައް (kahātak̊))
- water prepared for bathing the dead, jujube leaves prepared for such dissolution
- (archaic) Alternative form of ކަސް (kas, “itch, scabies; pruritus”)