ރެސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmi). Cognate to Sinhalese රැස (ræsa) and Pali rasmi

Noun[edit]

ރެސް (res) (plural ރެސްތައް (restak̊))

  1. (archaic) a beam, ray of light

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit राशि (rāśi). Cognate to Sinhalese රැස (ræsa)

Noun[edit]

ރެސް (res) (plural ރެސްތައް (restak̊))

  1. an assembly, congregation, gathering
  2. (Addu) a fissure, crack, cleft, rift
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރެސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 207