ކަށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކާނޓު (kānṭu) – Huvadhu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or needle, a prickle, sting”). Cognate to Sinhalese කටුව (kaṭuwa, “thorn”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʂi/, [kä.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ށި

Noun

ކަށި • (kaṣi) (plural ކަށިތައް (kaṣitak̊))

1. bone
2. thorn, pin, anything pointed, tool

Adjective

ކަށި • (kaṣi) 

1. rough, unsmooth

Derived terms

• ކަށިފިލާ (kaṣifilā)
• ކަށިސާގު (kaṣisāgu)
• ކަށިވާލި (kaṣivāli)
• ކަށިކުނބުރު (kaṣikuᵐburu)
• ކަށިކުރަނދު (kaṣikuraⁿdu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 140