ހުސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit तुच्छ (tuccha). Cognate to Sinhalese හිස් (his)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ހުސް (hus) (plural ހުސްތައް (hustak̊))

  1. empty, vacant, devoid, bare, blank, hollow, deserted, inane, useless, vain
  2. all, entire, whole, total

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 123