ޖާތް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जाति (jāti). Cognate to Sinhalese ජාත් (jāt)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaːt̪/, [d͡ʒæːʔ]

Noun[edit]

ޖާތް • (jāt̊) (plural ޖާތްތައް (jāt̊tak̊))

  1. (India) kind, nature, class, type, sort
    Synonyms: ފަންތި (fan̊ti), ޒާތް (zāt̊)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޖާތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 260
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