އުކުޅު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އުކުޑު (ukuḍu) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उत्कट (utkaṭa). Cognate to Sinhalese උකුළ (ukuḷa). Doublet of އުކުޑަ (ukuḍa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ku.ɭu/, [u.ku.ɭu]
• Hyphenation: އު‧ކު‧ޅު

Noun

އުކުޅު • (ukuḷu) (plural އުކުޅުތައް (ukuḷutak̊))

1. skill, adroitness, art, handiness, ingenuity, talent, dexterity
2. pelvic region, hip

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުކުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 243