ކަކުނި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ކަކުޑު (kakuḍu) – Huvadhu
  • ކަކިޑި (kakiḍi) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa). Cognate to Sinhalese කකුළුව (kakuḷuwa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.ku.n̪i/, [kä.ku.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ކު‧ނި

Noun

ކަކުނި • (kakuni) (plural ކަކުނިތައް (kakunitak̊))

  1. crab
    Synonym: ދުގުނި (duguni)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަކުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 135
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