ކެޔޮ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކޭލެ (kēle) – Huvadhoo
• ކެއޮ (keo)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कदल (kadala)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke.jo/, [ke.jo]
• Hyphenation: ކެ‧ޔޮ

Noun

ކެޔޮ • (keyo)

1. plantain, banana
2. breadfruit
3. screwpine

References

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