ފުލުސް

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.lus̺/, [fu.lus̺]
• Hyphenation: ފު‧ލުސް

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَلْس (fals), via Persian

Noun

ފުލުސް • (fulus) (plural ފުލުސްތައް (fulustak̊))

1. a nut (of a bolt)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުލުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English police

Noun

ފުލުސް • (fulus) (plural ފުލުހުން)

1. police

Derived terms

• ފުލުސް މީހާ (fulus mīhā, “police officer, policeman”)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުލުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88