ކަޅު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Cognate with Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu) and Hindi काला (kālā). Doublet of ކަޅި (kaḷi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɭu/, [kä.ɭu]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ޅު

Adjective

ކަޅު • (kaḷu) 

1. black, sable, dark

Derived terms

• ކަޅުދިރި (kaḷudiri)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136