Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi मोटा (moṭā)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /mo.ʈa/, [mo.ʈä]
- Hyphenation: މޮ‧ޓަ
Adjective[edit]
މޮޓަ • (moṭa)
- obese, corpulent, thickset, stout, plump, fleshy
- Synonyms: ފޮއް (fok̊), މެހެތި (meheti)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޮޓަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 179
