ކަކޫ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “a skeleton”). Cognate to Sinhalese කකුල (kakula, “foot, leg”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.kuː/, [kä.kuː]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ކޫ

Noun

ކަކޫ • (kakū) (plural ކަކޫތައް (kakūtak̊))

  1. knee

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަކޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 135
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