މުށް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މިށި (miṣi) – Fuvahmulah, Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi). Cognate with Sinhalese මිටි (miṭi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʂ/, [muh]

Noun

މުށް • (muṣ̊)

1. fist, clenched hand, handful
2. hilt, handle
3. cubit (unit of measurement)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 181