ކެސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކޭސަ (kēsa)

Etymology

From Sanskrit केश (keśa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kes̺/, [kes̺]

Noun

ކެސް • (kes) (plural ކެސްތައް (kestak̊))

1. pubic hair
2. (archaic) hair, locks

   Synonym: ބޮލު (bolu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކެސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 143