ދޮށި

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese දෙට (deṭa) amd Pali jeṭṭha

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪o.ʂi/, [d̪o.ʂi]
  • Hyphenation: ދޮ‧ށި

Noun

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ދޮށި (doṣi) (plural ދޮށިތައް (doṣitak̊))

  1. fishing rod

Adjective

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ދޮށި (doṣi) 

  1. elder, older, senior

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޮށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 60