ކަންޓަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese කට (kaṭa)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kan̪.ʈa/, [kän̪.ʈä]
  • Hyphenation: ކަން‧ޓަ

Noun[edit]

ކަންޓަ • (kan̊ṭa) (plural ކަންޓަތައް (kan̊ṭatak̊))

  1. (Huvadhu) stake driven into the ground on the beach to tie up a boat

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަންޓަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 140
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