އޮށް

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Dhivehi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From earlier *𑤆𑤖𑤳 (*eṭu), Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (aṭṭhi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (*aṣṭi), from Sanskrit अष्ठि (aṣṭhi).[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

އޮށް (oṣ̊) (plural އޮށްތައް (oṣ̊tak̊))

  1. seed, germ
    1. stone (of a fruit)
    2. spore (of a fungus)
  2. testicle

Etymology 2

From earlier 𑤉𑤖𑤳 (oṭu),[2] inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀉𑀱𑁆𑀝 (*uṣṭa), *𑀉𑀱𑁆𑀝𑁆𑀭 (*uṣṭra), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra). Cognate to Sinhalese ඔටුවා (oṭuwā).[1]

Noun

އޮށް (oṣ̊) (plural އޮށްތައް (oṣ̊tak̊))

  1. male camel
    Coordinate term: ޖަމަލު (jamalu, (female) camel)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 196
  2. ^ Jost Gippert (2013) “An Outline of the History of Maldivian Writing”, in Shu-Fen Chen, Benjamin Slade, editors, Grammatica et verba: Glamor and verve: Studies in South Asian, historical, and Indo-European linguistics in honor of Hans Henrich Hock, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, →ISBN, page 85:MiDh ODh oṭu.