ނަގޫ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ނިގޫ (nigū)
• (Mulaku) ނަގުލް (nagul)

Etymology

From Sanskrit लाङ्गूल (lāṅgūla), through assimilated form *nāṅgūla. Cognate to Sinhalese නගුල (nagula).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɡuː/

Noun

ނަގޫ • (nagū) (plural ނަގޫތައް (nagūtak̊))

1. tail

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަގޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 187
• O'Shea, Michael (2005) English-Dhivehi/Dhivehi-English Dictionary‎^[1], Belconnen, page 63