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