ތައްޓު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese තට්ටුව (taṭṭuwa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪aʔ.ʈu/, [t̪äʈ.ʈu]
• Hyphenation: ތައް‧ޓު

Noun

ތައްޓު • (taṭṭu) (plural ތައްޓުތައް (taṭṭutak̊))

1. deck (of a ship)
2. (India) ceiling, upper floor

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތައްޓު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 233