ކަހާ
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Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ކަހުވަ (kahuva) — Minicoy
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit कच्चू (kaccū). Cognate to Sinhalese කස් (kas)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ކަހާ • (kahā) (plural ކަހާތައް (kahātak̊))
- water prepared for bathing the dead, jujube leaves prepared for such dissolution
- (archaic) Alternative form of ކަސް (kas, “itch, scabies; pruritus”)