ކޮޑި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “a granary, store-room, a treasure, an inner apartment, hollow in a tree”). Cognate to Urdu کوتھَرِ (kothrī, “a small room, a cabin; a closet”). Doublet of ކޮޓަރި (koṭari), ކޮށާރު (koṣāru), and ކޮށި (koṣi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.ɖi/, [ko.ɖi]
• Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ޑި

Noun

ކޮޑި • (koḍi) (plural ކޮޑިތައް (koḍitak̊))

1. frame

   Synonym: ފްރޭމް (frēm̊)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kostha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 184