ކޫދު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic كُوز (kūz), from Persian کوزه (kuze). Compare Hindi कूज़ा (kūzā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuː.d̪u/, [kuː.d̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ކޫ‧ދު

Noun[edit]

ކޫދު • (kūdu) (plural ކޫދުތައް (kūdutak̊))

  1. small earthen vessel used for drinking
  2. (Huvadhu) a child
    Synonym: ކުއްޖާ (kujjā)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޫދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147
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