ރަތޫ

Dhivehi

Etymology

ރަތް (rat̊, “red”) +‎ އުއި (ui, “cotton, yard”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾa.t̪uː/, [ɾä.t̪uː]
• Hyphenation: ރަ‧ތޫ

Noun

ރަތޫ • (ratū) (plural ރަތޫތައް (ratūtak̊))

1. (Addu) red yarn

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަތޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 206