Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit क्षुल्ल (kṣulla). Doublet of ހުޅު (huḷu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s̺uɭu/, [s̺uɭu]

Adjective

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ސުޅު (suḷu) 

  1. (archaic) minor, lesser, small

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 227