ސަމުސާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चमचा (camcā), from Persian چمچه

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺a.mu.s̺aː/, [s̺ä.mu.s̺aː]
• Hyphenation: ސަ‧މު‧ސާ

Noun

ސަމުސާ • (samusā) (plural ސަމުސާތައް (samusātak̊))

1. spoon, ladle

   Synonym: ދަބު (dabu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަމުސާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 216