ގާތް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Sinhalese ගාවා (gāwā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡaːt̪/, [ɡæːʔ]

Adverb[edit]

ގާތް (gāt̊)

  1. at hand, nigh, near, proximate

Adjective[edit]

ގާތް (gāt̊) 

  1. close, neighbouring, near, proximate
    Synonym: ކައިރި (kairi)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގާތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 94