Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मुसल (musala). Cognate to Sinhalese මෝල් (mōl)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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މޯ () (plural މޯތައް (mōtak̊))

  1. pestle, pounder, muller

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 176