ކެތި

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कृतिका (kṛtikā). Cognate to Sinhalese කැති (kæti)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ke.t̪i/, [ke.t̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ކެ‧ތި

Noun

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ކެތި (keti) (plural ކެތިތައް (ketitak̊))

  1. (astronomy) the Pleiades

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކެތި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 143