ފައްކާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पक्व (pakva, “ripe, mature; accomplished”). Cognate to Sinhalese පක (paka, “ripe fruit”) and Hindi पक्का (pakkā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʔ.kaː/, [fäk.kaː]
• Hyphenation: ފައް‧ކާ

Adjective

ފައްކާ • (fakkā) 

1. ripe, mature
2. fine, nice, quality
3. developed

   Synonyms: ރަށްވެހި (raṣ̊vehi), ސިއްދަ (sidda)

4. capable, good, excellent
5. fit

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފައްކާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 71