ހުޅު

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Dhivehi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षुल्ल (kṣulla). Doublet of ސުޅު (suḷu)

Adjective

ހުޅު (huḷu) 

  1. (archaic) small, mini, little, lesser, inferior, minor
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References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 122

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit चूड (cūḍa). Cognate with Sinhalese හුළු (huḷu, torch, flambeau). Doublet of އުޅި (uḷi)

Adjective

ހުޅު (huḷu)

  1. hinge
  2. joint
  3. flame, flambeau, torch
References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 122