ހަތާ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit चत्त्र (cattra). Cognate with Sinhalese සත (sata). Doublet of ހަތް (hat̊), ހަތި (hati), and ސަތު (satu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hət̪əː/, [hət̪əː]

Noun

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ހަތާ (hatā)

  1. the ceremonial parasol of the Maldivian Sultan

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 112