ކަށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

ކާނޓު (kānṭu) – Huvadhu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “a thorn; anything pointed, the point of a pin or needle, a prickle, sting”). Cognate to Sinhalese කටුව (kaṭuwa, “thorn”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ʂi/, [kä.ʂi]
Hyphenation: ކަ‧ށި

Noun

ކަށި • (kaṣi) (plural ކަށިތައް (kaṣitak̊))

bone
thorn, pin, anything pointed, tool

Adjective

ކަށި • (kaṣi)

rough, unsmooth

Derived terms

ކަށިފިލާ (kaṣifilā)
ކަށިސާގު (kaṣisāgu)
ކަށިވާލި (kaṣivāli)
ކަށިކުނބުރު (kaṣikuᵐburu)
ކަށިކުރަނދު (kaṣikuraⁿdu)

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 140

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