ގުޑުގުޑާ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގުޑުގުޑެޔާ (guḍuguḍeyā) — Huvadhoo

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese ගුඩුගුඩාව (guḍuguḍāwa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡuɖuɡuɖəː]

Noun

ގުޑުގުޑާ • (guḍuguḍā) (plural ގުޑުގުޑާތައް (guḍuguḍātak̊))

1. cathead

Synonyms

• ކަލްކަތަރާ (kalkatarā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުޑުގުޑާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 104