ގޮށް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގޮޓެ (goṭe) – Huvadhu
• ގޮށަ (goṣa) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रन्थि (granthi). Cognate to Sinhalese ගැටය (gæṭaya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoʂ/, [ɡoh]

Noun

ގޮށް • (goṣ̊) (plural ގޮށްތައް (goṣ̊tak̊))

1. knot, gall
2. burl
3. node
4. button, stud

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޮށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 102