އެތް
Dhivehi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier *𑤆𑤛𑤳 (*etu),[1] inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin). Cognate to Sinhalese ඇත් (æt).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]އެތް • (et̊) (plural އެތްތައް (et̊tak̊))
References
[edit]- ^ 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”.
- ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64