ތެތް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ތެކް (tek̊) — Addu
• ތެތެ (tete) — Huvadhu
• ތެން (ten̊) — Huvadhu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *तिन्त (tinta). Cognate to Sinhalese තෙත් (tet)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪et̪/, [t̪ejʔ]

Adjective

ތެތް • (tet̊) 

1. wet, moist, damp, humid

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތެތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 234