މޮޓަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މޮޓާ (moṭā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मोटा (moṭā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.ʈa/, [mo.ʈä]
• Hyphenation: މޮ‧ޓަ

Adjective

މޮޓަ • (moṭa) 

1. obese, corpulent, thickset, stout, plump, fleshy

   Synonyms: ފޮއް (fok̊), މެހެތި (meheti)

Derived terms

• މޮޓަން (moṭan̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޮޓަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 179