ކައިވަތް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Derived from Tamil கை (kai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.i.ʋət̪/, [kæː.ʋəjʔ]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧އި‧ވަތް

Noun

ކައިވަތް • (kaivat̊)

1. span (a length of nine inches)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކައިވަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 135