ގާތް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގާވަތި (gāvati)

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese ගාවා (gāwā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːt̪/, [ɡæːʔ]

Adverb

ގާތް • (gāt̊)

1. at hand, nigh, near, proximate

Adjective

ގާތް • (gāt̊) 

1. close, neighbouring, near, proximate

   Synonym: ކައިރި (kairi)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގާތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 94