ހުޅަސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese හුලහ (hulaha, “point, extremity, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu.ɭas̺/, [hu.ɭäs̺]
• Hyphenation: ހު‧ޅަސް

Noun

ހުޅަސް • (huḷas) (plural ހުޅަސްތައް (huḷastak̊))

1. (Addu) edge, side

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުޅަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 122