އެކެއް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)óykos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekeʔ/, [ekeʔ]

Numeral

އެކެއް • (ekek̊)

1. one

   Synonyms: އޭކު (ēku), އެކަ (eka)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެކެއް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 65