މޮޓަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • މޮޓާ (moṭā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मोटा (moṭā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mo.ʈa/, [mo.ʈä]
  • Hyphenation: މޮ‧ޓަ

Adjective

މޮޓަ • (moṭa) 

  1. obese, corpulent, thickset, stout, plump, fleshy
    Synonyms: ފޮއް (fok̊), މެހެތި (meheti)

Derived terms
  • މޮޓަން (moṭan̊)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޮޓަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 179
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