ގުއި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގޫ (gū)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha). Cognate to Sinhalese ගූ (gū). Doublet of ގޫ (gū)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.i/, [ɡu.i]
• Hyphenation: ގު‧އި

Noun

ގުއި • (gui) (plural ގުއިތައް (guitak̊))

1. faeces, stools, excreta, droppings, dung, ordure

References

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