އީޓު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit इष्टा (iṣṭā)
    Maharastri Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)
    Old Marathi 𑘃𑘘 (īṭa)bor.?
    Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)
    Middle Gujarati ईटbor.?
    Dhivehi އީޓު (īṭu)

    Borrowed from Middle Hindi اینٹ (aynṭ /⁠ī̃ṭ⁠/), Old Marathi 𑘃𑘘 (īṭa) or Middle Gujarati ईट.[1] Cognate with Sinhalese උළු (uḷu).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /iː.ʈu/, [iː.ʈu]
    • Hyphenation: އީ‧ޓު

    Noun

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    އީޓު • (īṭu) (plural އީޓުތައް (īṭutak̊))[2][3]

    1. tile
      Synonym: ތަށިމުށި (taṣimuṣi)

    References

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    More information
    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 72: “Md. īṭ 'tile' ← Ind. (cf. H. M. īṭ)”
    2. ^ Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “އީޓު”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 34
    3. ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އީތު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 84
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