Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कच्चू (kaccū). Cognate to Sinhalese කස් (kas)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ކަސް (kas) (plural ކަސްތައް (kastak̊))

  1. itch, scabies, pruritus, cutaneous eruption

Adjective

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ކަސް (kas) 

  1. not refined, rough, inelegant, crude

Derived terms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 139