ފުލުސް

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Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fu.lus̺/, [fu.lus̺]
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ލުސް

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic فَلْس (fals), via Persian

Noun

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ފުލުސް (fulus) (plural ފުލުސްތައް (fulustak̊))

  1. a nut (of a bolt)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުލުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English police

Noun

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ފުލުސް (fulus) (plural ފުލުހުން)

  1. police
Derived terms
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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުލުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88