ކަތުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्तरि (kartari), कर्तरी (kartarī). Compare Sinhalese කතුර (katura), Gujarati કાતર (kātar), Marathi कात्री (kātrī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.t̪u.ɾu/, [kä.t̪u.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ތު‧ރު

Noun

ކަތުރު • (katuru) (plural ކަތުރުތައް (katurutak̊))

  1. scissors, shears

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަތުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kartari”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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