ފަޓާސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பட்டாசு (paṭṭācu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ʈaːs̪/, [fä.ʈaːs̪]
• Hyphenation: ފަ‧ޓާސް

Noun

ފަޓާސް • (faṭās) (plural ފަޓާސްތައް (faṭāstak̊))

1. cracker, firecracker, squib

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަޓާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 79