Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Cognate to Sinhalese මුගටිය (mugaṭiya).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muɡoʂi/
  • Hyphenation: މު‧ގޮ‧ށި

Noun

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މުގޮށި (mugoṣi) (plural މުގޮށިތައް (mugoṣitak̊))

  1. mongoose

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުގޮށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 180