ފުލުސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fu.lus̺/, [fu.lus̺]
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ލުސް

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic فَلْس (fals), via Persian

Noun[edit]

ފުލުސް • (fulus) (plural ފުލުސްތައް (fulustak̊))

  1. a nut (of a bolt)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުލުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English police

Noun[edit]

ފުލުސް • (fulus) (plural ފުލުހުން)

  1. police
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުލުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88
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