ފީތާ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dhivehi

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese fita. Cognate to Hindi फ़ीता (fītā) and Urdu فیتہ (fītā)

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /fiː.t̪aː/, [fiː.t̪aː]
  • Hyphenation: ފީ‧ތާ

Noun

[edit]

ފީތާ (fītā) (plural ފީތާތައް (fītātak̊))

  1. ribbon, riband, strip, tape

References

[edit]
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފީތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 81