ކައްޕިތާނު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކައްޕިތާން (kappitān̊)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese capitão. Cognate to Sinhalese කප්පිත්ත (kappitta)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʔ.pi.t̪aː.n̪u/, [käp̚.pi.t̪aː.n̪u]
• Hyphenation: ކައް‧ޕި‧ތާ‧ނު

Noun

ކައްޕިތާނު • (kappitānu) (plural ކައްޕިތާނުތައް (kappitānutak̊))

1. captain

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކައްޕިތާނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 138