ނޭފަތް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit नासा (nāsā). Cognate with Sinhalese නහය (nahaya)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪eːfət̪/, [n̪eːfəjʔ]

Noun[edit]

ނޭފަތް • (nēfat̊) (plural ނޭފަތްތައް (nēfat̊tak̊))

  1. nose, snout

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނޭފަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 190
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