އަށި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अट्टक (aṭṭaka). Cognate to Sinhalese අටුව (aṭuwa) and Pali aṭṭa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʂi/, [ä.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ށި

Noun

އަށި • (aṣi) (plural އަށިތައް (aṣitak̊))

1. seat
2. stand, rack, shelf
3. dais, platform

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 18