ކުޑަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɖa/, [ku.ɖä]
• Hyphenation: ކު‧ޑަ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षुद्र (kṣudra)

Adjective

ކުޑަ • (kuḍa) (plural ކުދި)

1. small, little, diminutive, tiny, minute

   Synonym: (archaic) ހުޅު (huḷu)

Alternative forms

• ކުދު (kudu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޑަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 149

Etymology 2

Cognate with Sinhalese කුඩ (kuḍa)

Adjective

ކުޑަ • (kuḍa)

1. umbrella, prolly, parasol

Etymology 3

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*khuḍḍha)

Adjective

ކުޑަ • (kuḍa) 

1. twisted

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޑަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 149