އުސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Cognate to Sinhalese උස් (us)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /us̺/, [us̺]

Adjective

އުސް • (us) 

  1. high, elevated, tall

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 244
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