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ކެސް
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Dhivehi
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
1.4.1
References
Dhivehi
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Alternative forms
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ކޭސަ
(
kēsa
)
Etymology
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From
Sanskrit
केश
(
keśa
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/kes̺/
,
[kes̺]
Noun
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ކެސް
•
(
kes
)
(
plural
ކެސްތައް
(
kestak̊
)
)
pubic hair
(
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
Categories
:
Dhivehi terms inherited from Sanskrit
Dhivehi terms derived from Sanskrit
Dhivehi terms with IPA pronunciation
Dhivehi lemmas
Dhivehi nouns
Dhivehi terms with archaic senses
dv:Hair