ރަށް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ރަޓާ (raṭā) (Huvadhoo)
  • ރަށޮ (raṣo) (Fuvahmulah)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (raṭṭha), from Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭrá). Cognate to Sinhalese රට (raṭa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾaʂ/, [ɾäh]

Noun

ރަށް • (raṣ̊) (plural ރަށްތައް (raṣ̊tak̊))

  1. country
    Synonyms: ރާއްޖެ (rājje), ގައުމު (gaumu)
  2. island
    Synonyms: ޖަޒީރާ (jazīrā), ގަން (gan̊)
  3. town
  4. city
  5. village

Derived terms

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.