ކަފާސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कपास (kapās), from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa). Doublet of ކަފަ (kafa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.faːs̺/, [kä.faːs̺]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ފާސް

Noun

ކަފާސް • (kafās) (plural ކަފާސްތައް (kafāstak̊))

1. lump of undressed cotton or yarn
2. twisted paper of fabric strands
3. deterioration of paper, cloth, etc.

References

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