ކަތުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्तरि (kartari), कर्तरी (kartarī). Compare Sinhalese කතුර (katura), Gujarati કાતર (kātar), Marathi कात्री (kātrī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.t̪u.ɾu/, [kä.t̪u.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ތު‧ރު

Noun

ކަތުރު • (katuru) (plural ކަތުރުތައް (katurutak̊))

1. scissors, shears

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަތުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kartari”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press