ކަފަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa). Cognate to Sinhalese කපු (kapu). Doublet of ކަފާސް (kafās)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.fa/, [kä.fä]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ފަ

Noun

ކަފަ • (kafa) (plural ކަފަތައް (kafatak̊))

  1. cotton

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 134
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