Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪aːs̺/, [t̪aːs̺]

Etymology 1

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Cognate to Sinhalese තාච්චිය (tācciya)

Noun

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ތާސް (tās) (plural ތާސްތައް (tāstak̊))

  1. frying pan, wok

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 230

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hindi ताश (tāś)

Noun

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ތާސް (tās) (plural ތާސްތައް (tāstak̊))

  1. (card games) (a pack of) playing cards

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 230