ދޮށި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese දෙට (deṭa) amd Pali jeṭṭha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪o.ʂi/, [d̪o.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: ދޮ‧ށި

Noun

ދޮށި • (doṣi) (plural ދޮށިތައް (doṣitak̊))

1. fishing rod

Adjective

ދޮށި • (doṣi) 

1. elder, older, senior

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޮށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 60