ކަފަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa). Cognate to Sinhalese කපු (kapu). Doublet of ކަފާސް (kafās)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.fa/, [kä.fä]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ފަ

Noun

ކަފަ • (kafa) (plural ކަފަތައް (kafatak̊))

1. cotton

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 134