ގުޅަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ގޮޅަ (goḷa) — Huvadhu
  • ގެޅަ (geḷa) — Addu
  • ގެޅެ (geḷe) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गुड (guḍa). Cognate to Sinhalese ගුළිය (guḷiya)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡu.ɭa/, [ɡu.ɭä]
  • Hyphenation: ގު‧ޅަ

Noun

ގުޅަ • (guḷa) (plural ގުޅަތައް (guḷatak̊))

  1. spherule
  2. tablet
  3. pill
  4. ball, lump, sphere, pellet

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުޅަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 104
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