ޓަކައި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ތަކައި (takai)
• ޓަކާ (ṭakā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तर्कयति (tarkayati, “to conjecture; to infer”). Cognate with Sinhalese ටකනවා (ṭakanawā, “to regard, to heed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈə.kə.i/, [ʈə.kə.i~ʈə.kæː]
• Hyphenation: ޓަ‧ކަ‧އި

Preposition

ޓަކައި • (ṭakai)

1. for, out of regard to, on account of

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޓަކައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 229