ކަށި

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or needle, a prickle, sting). Cognate to Sinhalese කටුව (kaṭuwa, thorn)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.ʂi/, [kä.ʂi]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ށި

Noun

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ކަށި (kaṣi) (plural ކަށިތައް (kaṣitak̊))

  1. bone
  2. thorn, pin, anything pointed, tool

Adjective

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ކަށި (kaṣi) 

  1. rough, unsmooth

Derived terms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 140