ފަޓާސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tamil பட்டாசு (paṭṭācu)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fa.ʈaːs̪/, [fä.ʈaːs̪]
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ޓާސް

Noun[edit]

ފަޓާސް (faṭās) (plural ފަޓާސްތައް (faṭāstak̊))

  1. cracker, firecracker, squib

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަޓާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 79