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Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka, “the head, skull; the upper part of anything, top, summit”). Cognate to Sinhalese මත්ත (matta, “head, upper part”) and Pali matthaka (“the head, figuratively top, summit”). Doublet of މަތީ (matī) and މައްޗަށް (maccaṣ̊)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.t̪i/,
- Hyphenation: މަ‧ތި
Noun
މަތި • (mati) (plural މަތިތައް (matitak̊))
- cover, lid, cap, stopper, spigot
- upper part, high, summit, top
Derived terms
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަތި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 170