Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, a granary, store-room, a treasure, an inner apartment, hollow in a tree). Cognate to Sinhalese කොටුව (koṭuwa, enclosure, fortress, castle). Doublet of ކޮޓަރި (koṭari), ކޮށާރު (koṣāru), ކޮޑި (koḍi), ކޮށި (koṣi), and ކޯއްޓޭ (kōṭṭē)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ko.ʈi/, [ko.ʈi]
  • Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ޓި

Noun

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ކޮޓި (koṭi) (plural ކޮޓިތައް (koṭitak̊))

  1. enclosure, pen, cage, corral

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮޓި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 148