އޫ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uː/, [uː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit शूल (śūla). Cognate to Sinhalese උල (ula)

Noun

އޫ • (ū) (plural އޫތައް (ūtak̊))

  1. fork (utensil)
  2. spike, pike
  3. spit, skewer
  4. dibble
Alternative forms
  • އުލް (ul) – Addu

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Noun

އޫ • (ū) (plural އޫތައް (ūtak̊))

  1. Addu form of އުއި (ui, “cotton; yard, strand”)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 199
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