Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fo.t̪i/, [fo.t̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ފޮ‧ތި

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙත්ත (petta)

Noun

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ފޮތި (foti) (plural ފޮތިތައް (fotitak̊))

  1. a thin strip
  2. slice, thin slice

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޮތި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 86

Etymology 2

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Cognate to Sinhalese පෙතිකඩ (petikaḍa)

Noun

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ފޮތި (foti) (plural ފޮތިތައް (fotitak̊))

  1. textile, cloth, fabric

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޮތި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 86