ކަންޓަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese කට (kaṭa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan̪.ʈa/, [kän̪.ʈä]
• Hyphenation: ކަން‧ޓަ

Noun

ކަންޓަ • (kan̊ṭa) (plural ކަންޓަތައް (kan̊ṭatak̊))

1. (Huvadhu) stake driven into the ground on the beach to tie up a boat

References

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