ކަފާސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कपास (kapās), from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa). Doublet of ކަފަ (kafa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.faːs̺/, [kä.faːs̺]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ފާސް

Noun

ކަފާސް • (kafās) (plural ކަފާސްތައް (kafāstak̊))

  1. lump of undressed cotton or yarn
  2. twisted paper of fabric strands
  3. deterioration of paper, cloth, etc.

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަފާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 134
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