ކުޅި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɭi/, [ku.ɭi]
• Hyphenation: ކު‧ޅި

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit कटु (kaṭu, “pungent, acrid, sharp”). Cognate to Sinhalese කුළු (kuḷu, “pungent, acrid”)

Adjective

ކުޅި • (kuḷi) 

1. hot, spicy, pungent

Alternative forms

• ކިޅި (kiḷi) – Addu

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޅި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from a Dravidian language.

Noun

ކުޅި • (kuḷi) (plural ކުޅިތައް (kuḷitak̊))

1. pond

   Synonym: ފެންގަނޑު (fen̊gaⁿḍu)