ގަސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގަހަ‎ (gaha) – Hadhdhummathi
• ގެހެ‎ (gehe) – Huvadhu
• ގެސް‎ (ges), ގިސް‎ (gis) – Mulaku

Etymology

From Sanskrit गच्छ (gaccha). Cognate with Sinhalese ගස (gasa, “tree, plant”). Doublet of ގަހާ‎ (gahā) and ގެހި‎ (gehi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡas/, [ɡäs̺]

Noun

ގަސް • (gas) (plural ގަސްތައް‎ (gastak̊))

1. plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)
2. tree

Derived terms

• ދަނބުގަސް‎ (daᵐbugas, “Jambolan tree”)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ގަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97.