އެތް

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From earlier *𑤆𑤛𑤳 (*etu),[1] inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin). Cognate to Sinhalese ඇත් (æt).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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އެތް (et̊) (plural އެތްތައް (et̊tak̊))

  1. elephant
  2. palm flower

References

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  1. ^ Jost Gippert (2013) “An Outline of the History of Maldivian Writing”, in Shu-Fen Chen, Benjamin Slade, editors, Grammatica et verba: Glamor and verve: Studies in South Asian, historical, and Indo-European linguistics in honor of Hans Henrich Hock, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, →ISBN, page 85:MiDh ODh *etu.
  2. ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64