މުގު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga). Cognate to Sinhalese මුඟු (muⁿgu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mu.ɡu/, [mu.ɡu]
  • Hyphenation: މު‧ގު

Noun

މުގު • (mugu) (plural މުގުތައް (mugutak̊))

  1. pulse, pea

Derived terms
  • ނަސޫރުމުގު (nasūrumugu)
  • ނޫމުގު (nūmugu)
  • ރަތްމުގު (rat̊mugu)
  • މަސޫރުމުގު (masūrumugu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 180
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