މުކަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މޭކަ (mēka)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुख (mukha). Cognate with Sinhalese මුක (muka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mukə/, [mukə]

Noun

މުކަ • (muka)

1. mouth, opening, orifice

References

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