ފޯންޗު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Dutch potje. Cognate to Sinhalese පෝච්චිය (pōcciya)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /foːn̪.t͡ʃu/, [foːn̪.t͡ʃu]
  • Hyphenation: ފޯން‧ޗު

Noun

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ފޯންޗު (fōn̊cu) (plural ފޯންޗުތައް (fōn̊cutak̊))

  1. teapot

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޯންޗު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 84