ކާޅު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކައުޅު (kauḷu) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काक (kāka). Cognate to Sinhalese කා (kā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ކާޅު • (kāḷu) (plural ކާޅުތައް (kāḷutak̊))

1. a crow

   Synonym: (childish) ކައްކާޅު (kakkāḷu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކާޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 131