ކޫދު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކޫޒު (kūzu)

Etymology

From Arabic كُوز (kūz), from Persian کوزه (kuze). Compare Hindi कूज़ा (kūzā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuː.d̪u/, [kuː.d̪u]
• Hyphenation: ކޫ‧ދު

Noun

ކޫދު • (kūdu) (plural ކޫދުތައް (kūdutak̊))

1. small earthen vessel used for drinking
2. (Huvadhu) a child

   Synonym: ކުއްޖާ (kujjā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޫދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147