އުއި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra). Cognate to Sinhalese හුය (huya)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /u.i/, [u.i]
  • Hyphenation: އު‧އި

Noun[edit]

އުއި • (ui) (plural އުއިތައް (uitak̊))

  1. cotton
  2. yard, strand

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 243
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