ކަޅި

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Cognate to Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu) and Hindi काला (kālā). Doublet of ކަޅު (kaḷu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.ɭi/, [kä.ɭi]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ޅި

Noun

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ކަޅި (kaḷi) (plural ކަޅިތައް (kaḷitak̊))

  1. a cornea
  2. (archaic) patina, verdigris

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަޅި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136