ކާށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކަހަށި (kahaṣi)
• ކައިށި (kaiṣi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गरिका (garikā, “the kernel of a coconut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː.ʂi/, [kaː.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: ކާ‧ށި

Noun

ކާށި • (kāṣi) (plural ކާށިތައް (kāṣitak̊))

1. mature fruit of a coconut
2. kernel (of a coconut)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކާށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 132