އޫ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uː/, [uː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit शूल (śūla). Cognate to Sinhalese උල (ula)

Noun

އޫ • (ū) (plural އޫތައް (ūtak̊))

1. fork (utensil)
2. spike, pike
3. spit, skewer
4. dibble

Alternative forms

• އުލް (ul) – Addu

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Noun

އޫ • (ū) (plural އޫތައް (ūtak̊))

1. Addu form of އުއި (ui, “cotton; yard, strand”)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 199