Dhivehi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t̪aːs̺/, [t̪aːs̺]

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate to Sinhalese තාච්චිය (tācciya)

Noun edit

ތާސް (tās) (plural ތާސްތައް (tāstak̊))

  1. frying pan, wok

References edit

  • 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 edit

Borrowed from Hindi ताश (tāś)

Noun edit

ތާސް (tās) (plural ތާސްތައް (tāstak̊))

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

References edit

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