ތާސް

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪aːs̺/, [t̪aːs̺]

Etymology 1

Cognate to Sinhalese තාච්චිය (tācciya)

Noun

ތާސް • (tās) (plural ތާސްތައް (tāstak̊))

1. frying pan, wok

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 230

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi ताश (tāś)

Noun

ތާސް • (tās) (plural ތާސްތައް (tāstak̊))

1. (card games) (a pack of) playing cards

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 230