އުސް

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Cognate to Sinhalese උස් (us)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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އުސް (us) 

  1. high, elevated, tall

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 244