ފޯންޗު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Dutch potje. Cognate to Sinhalese පෝච්චිය (pōcciya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːn̪.t͡ʃu/, [foːn̪.t͡ʃu]
• Hyphenation: ފޯން‧ޗު

Noun

ފޯންޗު • (fōn̊cu) (plural ފޯންޗުތައް (fōn̊cutak̊))

1. a teapot

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޯންޗު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 84