ގާތް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ގާވަތި (gāvati)

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese ගාවා (gāwā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaːt̪/, [ɡæːʔ]

Adverb

ގާތް • (gāt̊)

  1. at hand, nigh, near, proximate

Adjective

ގާތް • (gāt̊) 

  1. close, neighbouring, near, proximate
    Synonym: ކައިރި (kairi)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގާތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 94
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