Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi). Cognate with Sinhalese මිටි (miṭi)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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މުށް (muṣ̊)

  1. fist, clenched hand, handful
  2. hilt, handle
  3. cubit (unit of measurement)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 181