Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit केश (keśa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ކެސް (kes) (plural ކެސްތައް (kestak̊))

  1. pubic hair
  2. (archaic) hair, locks
    Synonym: ބޮލު (bolu)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކެސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 143