Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गरिका (garikā, the kernel of a coconut).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaː.ʂi/, [kaː.ʂi]
  • Hyphenation: ކާ‧ށި

Noun

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ކާށި (kāṣi) (plural ކާށިތައް (kāṣitak̊))

  1. mature fruit of a coconut
  2. kernel (of a coconut)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކާށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 132