ގުއި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha). Cognate to Sinhalese ගූ (gū). Doublet of ގޫ (gū)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡu.i/, [ɡu.i]
  • Hyphenation: ގު‧އި

Noun[edit]

ގުއި • (gui) (plural ގުއިތައް (guitak̊))

  1. faeces, stools, excreta, droppings, dung, ordure

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 104
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